 John Poister built a hotel in 1860.1868 saw the development of a post office, Henry Werner built a tannery in 1869, and a railroad depot was built in 1871.Philip Stauffer Wolfersberger, a son of the above Philip Wolfersberger, was a ticket agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) and was instrumental in getting the current name of Rockwood to take hold.