Also known as Murdock after one of its builders, this village in northern Black township dates back to 1871 when the railroad was constructed through the area. Its main industry was the Bare Rock Stone Quarry started in 1891 and employing approximately 100 men. In 1904, when there was a greater demand for concrete, the company switched to sand and became know as the Bare Rock Sand Company. The company closed in 1927.
A mine was also opened in the area that employed a great number of men, including a large number of Italian laborers.
At one time the town consisted of about twenty homes , a store, post office, railway station, boarding house, dance hall , a one-room school named Laurel Run and a church. The Milford Church was organized in 1901 and is still holding its annual picnic in August which always draws a large crowd of county residents.
Today, the village consists of about 10 houses and one industry, Bognar & Company.
(contributed by the Rockwood Historical Society)
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