Leader

Location

50°53' N 109°32' W

History

Homesteaders began arriving in large numbers in 1907; most were German immigrants from southern Russia.  In 1913, the Canadian Pacific Railway came through the area and the village of Prussia was incorporated.  In 1917, anti-German sentiment prompted the inhabitants to change its name to Leader.

The following Volga German families are known to have settled there:

Elsasser from Galka