Editing Rockford, Ohio (section)

== Name ==

===Anthony Shane===
Anthony Shane, born ''Antoine Chene'', was a French-Indian trader who lived with his wife in a double-log cabin north of the current area of Rockford. He ran a trading post, and was given a large tract of land known as the Shanes Grant for his role as a scout for General Anthony Wayne's army. The grant consisted of {{convert|640|acre|km2}} north of the town and {{convert|320|acre|km2}} at the town site.

On June 23, 1820, Shane filed his plot to the town of Shanesville, which then comprised 42 lots on the south side of the river. Shane lived in Shanesville until 1832, when acting as a government agent, he accompanied the Shawnee Indians to Kansas. It is not known if he ever returned to Shanesville.<ref name="baltzell">Baltzell, Fred and Baltzell, Martha. "Rockford Sesquicentennial Journal". Reference Materials. Rockford Carnigie Library. April 15, 2008. Page 3.</ref>

=== Changes ===
Shanesville was renamed Shane's Crossing, and eventually renamed again to Rockford by Post Office Department decree.