Side view of the Grant Burrus Hotel
Take a step back, to the late 1700s when Rockford, North Carolina was formed on the Yadkin River bank above the White Rock Ford. The town was established to be the County Seat of Surry. Bustling with the government's business and the legal workings of it's citizens, Rockford was a busy town until 1850 when the county of Yadkin was split away.
The county seat was moved and Rockford's location between high hills and the river, along with lack of good transportation limited growth. Then in 1890 a branch of the Southern Railroad came through town. The town boomed with trade. For more than thirty years a center of activity, the lack of a bridge across the Yadkin along with the decline of the railroad led to a quieter time.
We're located in an old general store built in 1850,
the Dudley Glass Store building.
Learn more about our Village in our Historic Photo Gallery.
Admission is free.
In the Mercantile find gifts with a bit of history, local and regional books and our line of unique Rockford Brand apparel and gifts. In small town America, Christmas was always a very special time of year.
Our Christmas Parlor is filled with homespun Christmas ornaments
and gifts to carry you back to that simpler time.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in the Heart of the Yadkin Valley Wine Region, Rockford is a great discovery.
We look forward to your visit.
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