History of New Rockford: Aug. 9, 2021

According to the April 22, 1904 “Transcript,” because of the amount of water running in the James River, there were fears that the dam built the previous fall, east of the island, might be washed away. Almost a foot of water was running over it.

Recently, Helen Oliver and Dr. T.H. MacLachlan of McHenry were married; they would be home at McHenry after April 25.

For the previous two weeks,...