. History of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois, from the first settlement in 1834 to the civil war . which-he utilized by making the first sodafountain in the village. It was made of wood, with a lever ofthe same material, about ten feet long. He also built a rotarysteam engine, which he sold to the Mt. Morris seminary. Laomi Peake, Sr., a native of Herkimer county, New York,emigrated from St. Thomas, Upper Canada, to Rockford, inSeptember, 1839. He was one of the few pioneers who broughtready capital. He came with about five thousand dollars inmoney, which was a princely sum for that ti
. History of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois, from the first settlement in 1834 to the civil war . which-he utilized by making the first sodafountain in the village. It was made of wood, with a lever ofthe same material, about ten feet long. He also built a rotarysteam engine, which he sold to the Mt. Morris seminary. Laomi Peake, Sr., a native of Herkimer county, New York,emigrated from St. Thomas, Upper Canada, to Rockford, inSeptember, 1839. He was one of the few pioneers who broughtready capital. He came with about five thousand dollars inmoney, which was a princely sum for that time. Mr. Peakewas the first person who made a harness in Rockford, althougha man preceded him who did repairing. Mr. Peake purchased thenortheast corner lot on First and State streets, sixty-six feetfront on First street, by one hundred and fifty-six feet on Statestreet, for one hundred dollars, and erected a brick buildingtwenty-two by thirty-five feet, with two stories and a basement,at a cost of fifteen hundred dollars. The corner of this lot isnow occupied by the Manufacturers Bank. In 1852 he com-. SECOND COURT HOUSE Uiiilt ill 1^4t, nil the Cmirt llniiwe Siiuare
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