Rock History

Ducks on the Bluestone River at the rock cliff.

Rock Good Hope Baptist Church, still in use.

The former Ethel and Elsie Clark home, a leading family in Rock's heyday.

Rock United Methodist Church, still in use today.

Mt. Grove Baptist Church, Browning Lambert Mountain

The Former Leonard Bailey General Store in its present state of disrepair.

Former Fred Earnest home, where a two story house used to have a store, church and apartments in it.

Rock Elementary School after it closed. Note the Bluestone River in foreground at flood stage. A common occurance!

Betty Southernland home, fomer Rock Hospital.

Roger Belcher home, fomer Dr. John Byrd's home and office. Dr. Byrd also had an office in Montcalm to the left of the Pentecostal Church. That house is still there as well.

Blanche Vest and 4th grade class pose for their class picture on the front steps of Rock School. In the morning the bell was rung to start school and all students attending lined up on these steps and recited the Pledge of Allegance to the Flag of the United States of America. Blanch Vest was the Principal and taught 4th through 6th grade students.