Rockton, IL
Local history: a Rockton hero — General Elon John Farnsworth
Elon John Farnsworth, a hero of the Battle of Gettysburg, is buried in Rockton Township Cemetery.
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Roscoe, IL
Local history: taking the train from Roscoe to Harlem
Trains ran regularly through Roscoe and Rockton in the late 1800s.
Roscoe, IL
Historical photo: Roscoe Methodist Church circa 1870
Roscoe Methodist Church has met in several buildings since its founding in 1836.
Roscoe, IL
Robert J. Cross, Roscoe's first recorded settler
Robert Cross helped to form Winnebago County and write the Illinois constitution.
Roscoe, IL
The Roscoe flood of 1858
The pastor was rescued but all eight members of his family were lost in the flood.
Roscoe, IL
Historical photos of Roscoe and Rockton
Hundred-year-old images from before Leland Park was developed
Rockton, IL
Introducing our new contributor Margaret Downing
Margaret has been a history buff for most of her life.
