Rockford in Winnebago County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ho-no-ne-gah

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 17, 2023

1. Ho-no-ne-gah Marker

Inscription.
Ho-no-ne-gah was the Potowatomi Indian wife of Stephen Mack, the first white settler in the Rock River Valley. Mack met her in the 1820s while trading with Indians near the present village of Grand Detour. In 1829 Ho-no-ne-gah and her husband moved north to land near the mouth of the Pecatonica River (present Macktown Forest Preserve) and there brought up a family of nine children. Ho-no-ne-gah never assimilated into the white culture, retaining her Indian dress and manners throughout her lifetime.

Erected by City of Rockford Illinois.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 42° 16.458′ N, 89° 5.49′ W. Marker is in Rockford, Illinois, in Winnebago County. It is on North Main Street (Illinois Route 2) north of Park Avenue ( Route 2), on the right when traveling north. The marker stands in Beattie Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 N Main St, Rockford IL 61103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial Hall (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Victory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jesse Barloga's Architecture (approx. ¼ mile away); The William Brown Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cheap Trick / Germanicus Kent (approx. half a mile away); Stephen Mack (approx. 6.6 miles away); Black Hawk (approx. 6.6 miles away); Theodore Roosevelt (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockford.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 33 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 1, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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