Source: Rockford Magazine June 1986 Vol.1 No.1
Daniel Shaw Haight
Rockford Fire Dept. history – Forest City Firelog, 1982
Source: Forest City Firelog, 1881 – 1981 Compiled by Fire Lt. George Thomas Burke, edited by James and Janet George, Rockford, IL 1982, first few pages
See also Rockfordiana files and newspaper articles on Fires
Winnebago County History
History 1600’s – first was part of Virginia
History 1700’s – French were first European settlers in county. French explorer, Robert de La Salle, rename country Louisiana
History 1763 – Treaty of Paris 1763 gave land East of Mississippi River to Great Britain
History 1778 – Colonel George Rogers Clark attacked military posts in Kaskaski, Cahokia and Vincennes. The territory reorganized into Illinois.
History 1783 – The Treaty of Paris 1783 gave Illinois to Great Britain
History 1787 – History 1787 Congressional Ordinance – Ohio River to Mississippi be 3 – 5 States
History 1800 Act of Congress in 1800, Northwest Territory would equal Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin
History 1809 – was organized the territory of Illinois and Kaskaskia became seat of Illinois government
History 1812 – Illinois was advanced to the second grade of territorial government
History 1818 – admitted to Union as a State named for Winnebago Indians, but were not prominent in Indian history
Source: Past and Present of the City of Rockford and Winnebago County 977.33 C471p
Winnebago means “fish eaters”
Source: Sinnissippi Saga 977.33 M31
first settler of European decent : Stephen Mack
Source: Past and Present of the City of Rockford and Winnebago County 977.33 C471p
first settler of East Rockford: Daniel Shaw Haight
Source: Past and Present of the City of Rockford and Winnebago County 977.33 C471p
Illinois State Legislature provided for organization of Winnebago County on January 16, 1836, formed from JoDaviess & LaSalle Counties originally included all of Boone County and part of Stephenson County. On March 4,1837 Illinois State Legislature provided creation of Boone & Stephenson Counties
Source: The pioneers of Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois, who came before 1841 R 929.377331 R883p
wanted to secede to Wisconsin between 1818 and 1845
Source: Nuggets of History Summer 1987
Unitarian Universalist Church – 2012
Broadway St., 2127
Built by E.F. Herrick in 1842, only 2 families have occupied in 102 years. Present owner Miss Margaret Borg. The house to be sold.
Source: Rockford Morning Star 3/6/1946
photo exterior + dining room.
Source: Rockfordiana – Historic Houses and Landmarks – 1 (3/22/1941)
“Cobblestone Antiques” opens today owners David and Penny Pauling
Source: Rockfordiana – Historic Houses and Landmarks – 3, page 25 & Rockford Register Star 5/27/1973
“Bicentennial focus on architecture”
Source: Rockfordiana – Historic Houses and Landmarks – 4, p7 & Rockford Register Republic 1/12/1976
Source: Rockford Register Star 8/17/2011
Source: Rockford Register Star 8/17/2011