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~History~


The following are links to the histories of the areas covered by the Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society:


TOWNSHIPS
Black Formed from Milford Township in 1886
Middlecreek Taken from the western part of Milford Township in 1853
Milford Formed from Turkeyfoot Township around 1780
Upper Turkeyfoot Organized in 1848 from the old township of Turkeyfoot
BOROUGHS, TOWNS & VILLAGES
Barronvale Grew around the Koozer Grist Mill
Casselman Laid out in 1869 by L. L. Wolfersberger and David J. Phillippi
Gebhartsburg Laid out in 1834
Kingwood founded by Alexander W. Walter in 1854
Markleton Named for the Markle Pulp Works
Milford Dates back to 1871
New Centerville Laid out in 1834 by Michael Freeze
New Lexington Laid out on September 14, 1824
Rockwood Laid out by Philip Wolfersberger in 1857
Trent Named after attorney, U. S. Trent
Wilson Creek laid out by the Somerset Coal Co. in 1902

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