Early settlers crossed the river at a rocky ford which existed where the waters of the Rock River and Kent Creek come together as one powerful force along Founders Landing. Prominent settlers developed and nurtured Rockford's first industries there and for many years it was known as The Water Power District. An important sculpture of founders Germanicus Kent, Lewis Lemon and Thatcher Blake stands with Davis Park to commemorate Rockford's birthplace and its industrial and cultural heritage. |