Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is located in the northern part of Illinois.
Rockford is the third largest city in Illinois with a population of 152,871 residents (2010).
About Rockford
Rockford is known as The Forest City. Although Rockford has the population of a larger city, it has a small-town feel. The city are recognized as a world leader in the production of machine tools and auto parts, and increasingly becoming recognized as an important center for aerospace components.
To See And To Do In Rockford
Anderson Japanese Gardens
Burpee Museum of Natural History
Discovery Center Museum
Forest City Queen Riverboat
Rockford Art Museum
Erlander Home Museum
There are more than 30 antique shops in Rockford
History Of Rockford
Rockford was first settled in 1834. A post office was established in 1837. In 1838, the first stagecoach arrives in Rockford from Chicago. The settlement was incorporated as a village in 1839, and chartered as a city in 1852. The first weekly newspaper was published in 1840. Thousands of Swedish and Irish immigrants settled in Rockford in the 1850s. The Swedes became the largest ethnic group in the city and the Swedish language was as common as English as late as the 1920s. In 1852, the first train to in Rockford arrives. In 1865, General Grant visits Rockford. The Rockford Public Library opened to the public in August 1872. In 1876, Rockford Union Furniture Company is formed. Swedish workmen pooled their resources to organize the company. The first daily newspaper was published in 1877. By the 1880s the furniture industry in Rockford that used the talents of Swedish craftsmen and capitalists was the second largest furniture-manufacturing center in the United States. In 1885, Rockford High School is erected on South Madison St.
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