Finding gold on Montezuma Hill in 1876, was the beginning of the town of Rochford, S.D. Richard B. Hughes, M.D. Rochford and William Van Fleet found the gold. Hughes built the first building in town, and the town itself was named for Rochford. Rochford is located about half way between Lead and Hill City in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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