History of New Rockford: July 29, 2024

On Feb. 6, 1907, James Hobbs came in on business. Gull River Lumber Company manager W.R. Erwin and R. Delle McCloud were married in the home of the bride at Prescott, Iowa; they would reside in New Rockford after March 15 [actually, March 2].

Early in the morning of February 7, the rotary plow went through New Rockford, but the snow drifts were so bad that it didn’t reach Jamestown until the after...