Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

History of New Rockford:

On Jan. 11, 1907, J.W. Perry returned from a lengthy stay in Minneapolis, where he had undergone an operation; he was much improved. That evening, the New Rockford Band sponsored a dance during which the band played as an orchestra for the large crowd.

Early in the morning of January 12, two passenger trains arrived in New Rockford from the north. One then started for Carrington, but found the goi...