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Historical sites and old photos of the Rockford area. Some of the older photos are scanned and are for posterity as the structure is no longer standing.
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Bohannon Mill and the Millers house, Boonville NC, yadkin river
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Bohannon Mill and the Millers house, Boonville NC, yadkin river

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  • Businessman Mark York acquired a considerable amount of land around Rockford in the 1830s. It is believed that he added on to an existing building to create the Mark York Tavern, a boarding place and social center for visiting travelers, law students and guests. Many notables of the era were entertained at the tavern. <br /> <br /> One of the site’s most historic moments occurred during the Civil War only a week before Gen. Robert E. Lee’s April 9, 1865 surrender at Appomattox. A detachment of Union Gen. George Stoneman’s Raiders came through Surry County April 1-2 and rode up to the York Tavern, where Nancy York, the wife of the proprietor, sat on the porch churning butter. When she refused to answer an officer’s questions, he threatened to take her son Jasper, who was by her side. Armed only with a mother’s iron will, Mrs. York finally spoke. She told the officer, “You’ll play the devil,” and he left her and her son alone.<br /> This building needs financial help. Please call (336) 374-3825 Rockford Preservation Society<br /> 4844 Rockford Road,<br /> Dobson, NC 27017 Rockford North Carolina,
  • Rockford’s Masonic hall was built around 1797 for the Unanimity Lodge Number 34 of the Masonic Order. After a new charter was granted in 1866, the lodge was renamed Rockford Lodge Number 251. The wood-and-stone lodge has been evaluated by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources and officials from the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina. It is believed to be the oldest Masonic hall in northwestern North Carolina. Many of the most prominent members of the Rockford community attended meetings in this building. In 1848, the Baptist State Convention also was held there. In the late 1800s, the W.P. Dobson & Company mercantile business operated on the first floor. The business was owned by Charles B. Davis, W.P. Dobson III and G.M. Burrus. Needs funding & volunteers. Please help. Call(336) 374-3825 Rockford North Carolina,
  • Bohannon Mill and the Millers house, Boonville NC, yadkin river
  • Though not in the village of Rockford, Bohannon Mill (building on the right) sits across the river from Rockford and played an instrumental part of the daily life of the people who lived in Rockford and the surrounding area. The building on the left is the home occupied by the miller. Neither structure is still standing.
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