Adena, Colorado

 

Adena, Colo.

 

The farming community of Adena, is located along the southern edge of Morgan County.  Not much can be found about this community but one can speculate based on similar places. 

 

Located on the banks of a small creek, there is not much left.  The one room school still stands and there are footers/foundations in the weeds and rubble.  The name Adena probably came from the settler that first had the post office contract for the area. 

 

From this small rural post office, the community probably grew.  The nearest town of any size is if about 30 miles away or better.  Besides the school, Adena probably had a general store to accommodate the post office.  May have been a blacksmith and when the autos showed up a gas station. 

 

Often there would be a community barn for hosting social events, card parties, dances, quilting bee’s… etc. To the north, about 3-4 miles, is the Adena community church, out back is small graveyard. 

 

Being along side of a creek, means it was downhill in the morning for the students.  In the afternoon, for the return walk home it was uphill.  Unless you home was downstream on the same creek. 

 

The farmers plow around the area where the community had been.  There are a few trees there plus the rubble.  The school will stand until it tumbles for it is not taxed.  The one room school had a few additions over the years.  The one room is now a two room.  So there was provably good sized settlement in the area at one time. 

 

Today the breezes float over the land, giving the birds currents to glide on.