Ku sii qor faqradan - Magaalada Rocky Ford oo dhan waxaa laga dhaqaajiyay meeshii ay ka aheyd 1884 markii tareenada la dhigay magaalada. Ford waxa uu lahaa inta badan dhulka cusub ee magaalada cusub laga dhisay. Sanadkii 1899 wuxuu gacan ka geystay aasaaska Warshadda Sonkorta ee loo yaqaan 'American Crystal Sugar Factory', oo shaqadeeda sii waday illaa 1979. Sanadkii 1904 Swink wuxuu soo bandhigay beeraha Colorado iyo beeraha beeraha ee Bandhigga Adduunka ee St. Louis, Missouri
Waxaad Swink, oo loo magacaabay maamulaha boostada ee Rocky Ford sanadkii 1876, wuxuu ahaa duqa ugu horreeyay ee magaalada ka dib markii la isku daray 1887, wuxuuna ahaa senator gobol laba xilli. Wuxuu ka mid ahaa saddexda guddoomiye ee gobolka markii la aasaasay Gobolka Otero.