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Rockville

First settled by A. W. Emery and Samuel Druen in 1832, this became a lively mining town to prospectors of the Phillips Range and Red Dog Diggings which lie nearby. The post office from Pin Hook (name used in the earliest maps) was situated here. A dance hall stood adjacent to White's Tavern (once operated by Fred Tanner in the hollow). The dances attracted as many as 1,000 paid admissions during the Swing Era and ran from 1938 to 1976.

In 1862 a two-story school was built and used until 1954 when a new a one-story steel building replaced the previous. The school soon-after closed and the children were bused to Potosi. Today the building houses an apiary.

 
 
Post Office & Gas Station
Post Office & Gas Station
 
 
 
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