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Archives for August 2020

1952 Rockford Flood

August 31, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

While the 1965 flood was the highest on record, the flood of 1952 flood also displaced many residents and caused significant flooding. Travel by boat was common, as many residents …

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Rockford Train Depot

August 31, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

A haunting image of the Rockford train depot on the north side of the tracks, just east of the Crow River. Today DiversiFoam’s parking lot would come close to the …

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Schroeder Lutheran Church

August 24, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

Most of Rockford’s earliest settles were of English ancestry. German immigrants began coming with greater frequency about 1870. Once settled into their homesteads; German settlers looked for a place of …

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David Cadwell

August 24, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

Rockford had it’s own version of Davy Crockett. Below is the story of David Cadwell from the St. Paul Globe in 1885. David Cadwell A Well Known Hunter from the …

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1963 Rockford City Officers

August 14, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

We are researching the complete list of mayors that Rockford has had. Surprisingly this has been challenging. Any help would be appreciated. Here is picture of the 1963 Mayor Harold …

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1930 Rockford High School

August 12, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

This post card was dated 1920, more likely it is about 1930 when this photo was taken. It is Rockford’s first High School which was located where the Rockford Middle …

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