Homhoangna

Rock cupule in Reche Canyon (San Bernardino Sun, Dec. 15, 1959)

Homhoangna (alternatively Homoa or Homhoa) was a Tongva village located at what is now the area in-between the Santa Ana River, Colton Avenue, and the Southern Pacific Railroad.[1] The village is associated with the area of Colton, California.[2]

The village's name is reflected in the alternative place name designation for Reche Canyon, which is also known as Homhoa Canyon, Homoa Canyon, and Homuba Canyon.[3] The Tongva language word for "hilly place" was reportedly homhoabit.[3]

The village was located at the base of the foothills which surrounded it.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "CULTURAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT FOR THE VALLEY CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA" (PDF). Cogstone. August 2015.
  2. ^ "Villages | TONGVA PEOPLE". Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Gunther, Jane Davies (1984). Riverside County, California, Place Names: Their Origins and Their Stories. J.D. Gunther. pp. 240–41.