The Rockford house circa 1960. Eight lanes for bowling, full bar and dining. Doc Torblaa started the establishment, later added the bowling alley. Later Bill Sipe bought the Rockford House.
Rockford Train Depot
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 …
Schroeder Lutheran Church
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 …
David Cadwell
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 …
1910’s Rockford Town Team baseball
Rockford Baseball team circa 1916: Back row Middle is John Schaar (I think Mutterers are on either side of him) Middle row left is Jacob Kettenacker, we are looking for …
Cross Lutheran Church
Cross Lutheran Church on the corner on Main and Walnut streets. Photo was taken in 1956 when the congregation was celebrating their 50th anniversary. The building was bought from an …
Midland Lumber & Coal Company
It was common for homes in Rockford to use coal for heating prior to 1940. In September of 1921 there were listed two retailers of coal in Rockford which had …
Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Church was one of the first organized church bodies in Rockford with Rev. James H. Hunter serving the congregation from 1863 – 1870. His salary for the first …
1952 Rockford Flood
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 …