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 …
Lillian Walker
Lillian Walker was born February of 1869 in “North Rockford”. From 1900 to 1920 she is listed as a school teacher at Rockford school “in town”. Pictured on top are …
Sailing on the Crow River abt. 1900
If you look closely above the sailboat is a 3 rail fence. I think it is the same fence that was on the east side of the Crow River just …
1890’s Rockford School
1859 – 1878 ROCKFORD SCHOOLS – from D. R. FARNHAM’S HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY 1915 There are seven school districts in the town, and two parts of districts in connection …
D.R. Thompson Pocket Book
One of the earliest successful businessmen in Rockford was Daniel R. “D.R.” Thompson. He was born in Greenfield in 1860. In 1909 he had a 50′ X 70′ General store …