Photo of the Rockford Woolen Mill about 1890. Note the dam has boards on the back side intended to reduce the erosion under the dam. Not everyone used the bridge …
June 1956 Crow River in Rockford
Looking south from the HWY 55 bridge you can see the flooding of the Crow River. Picture was taken after the June of 1956 rains flooded the riverbanks. In the …
June 1956 Crow River at Wandersee Farm
A view looking North across the Crow River Farmington Road bridge. Clarence Wandersee farm can be seen in the background. This is now the site of Apple Jack Farm.
Greenwood Map 1898
This map from 1898 shows the location that Greenwood was located. We know there was a hotel, a train depot with a side spur for loading/unloading and probably some form …
Crow River Christmas
The Ames-Florida-Stork House Museum will be open during Crow River Christmas on December 3rd from noon-4pm. Both the inside and outside of the AFS house will be decorated in full …
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 …