Tom Lemmage was able to share this information about the building. “This was a candy store across the street from the white bank (ABC lettering now). A later picture of …
Rockford 1910 – Bridge Street
Rockford 1910 looking east on Bridge Street. The house on the left still stands today, next is a brick building behind the tree was built in 1908 and was a …
K C Bucklin – Blacksmith circa 1890
In 1880 Kit Carson (KC) Bucklin was just 17 years old and was already an apprentice blacksmith working for Daniel Guptil. By 1890 he had his own blacksmith shop in …
Rockford Lumber Mill
Early picture of the Rockford Lumber Mill which was on the west side of the Crow River. For reference this would be still be just slightly north of the highway …
Rockford Barbers
M. D. Stanley was a barber in Rockford from about 1900-1950. His shop was located on the SE corner of Main and Bridge Streets. This would be across from where …
Lake Sarah Pavilion Poster
The Lake Sarah Pavilion hosted Sunday dances from the 1940’s into the 1960’s. The Mitchell family ran the dance hall which also was the location of many wedding dances. This …