Rockford or Rockfords may refer to:
Places
United States
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Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). ...
, a city, the largest municipality of this name
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Rockford, Alabama, a town
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Rockford, Idaho
Rockford is a census-designated place in Bingham County, Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the provin ...
, a census-designated place
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Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois, a United States Census Bureau statistical area
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Rockford, Jackson County, Indiana
Rockford is an unincorporated community in Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
History
Rockford was named for the "rocky ford" of the East Fork of the White River where easier crossing was permitted by a rock river bottom.
The villag ...
, an unincorporated community
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Rockford, Wells County, Indiana
Rockford is an unincorporated community in Rockcreek Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Geography
Rockford is located at .
References
Unincorporated communities in Wells County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities ...
, an unincorporated community
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Rockford, Iowa, a city
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Rockford, Michigan, a city
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Rockford, Minnesota
Rockford is a city in Wright and Hennepin counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 4,316 at the 2010 census. While Rockford is mainly located within Wright County, a small part of the city extends into Hennepin County. It is ...
, a city
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Rockford, Missouri Rockford is an unincorporated community in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
History
A post office called Rockford was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1925. The community was named for a rocky ford
Ford commonly ...
, an unincorporated community
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Rockford, Nebraska
Rockford is an unincorporated community in Gage County, Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both acro ...
, an unincorporated community
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Rockford, North Carolina Rockford is an unincorporated community and former town in southern Surry County, North Carolina, United States.
Geography
Rockford is situated along the Yadkin River in the Rockford Township of southern Surry County. Rockford sits along the for ...
, an unincorporated community
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Rockford, Ohio, a village
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Rockford, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
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Rockford, Tennessee, a city
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Rockford, Washington, a town
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Rockford Township (disambiguation)
Elsewhere
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Rockford, Hampshire, England, a hamlet
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Rockford, New Zealand, a locality in the
Waimakariri District
Arts and entertainment
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''Rockford'' (album), a 2006 album by the American rock band Cheap Trick
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The Rockfords, an American rock band/side project formed in 1999
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''The Rockfords'' (album), the band's only album, released in 2000
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Jim Rockford (television character), protagonist of the television series ''
The Rockford Files''
** Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, Jim's father, a supporting character on the show
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''Rockford'' (film), a 1999 film directed by Nagesh Kukunoor
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''Rockford'' (video game), an arcade spin-off of the ''Boulder Dash'' video game series
Education
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Rockford University, a private liberal arts college in Rockford, Illinois
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Rockford High School (disambiguation)
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Rockford Public Schools (disambiguation), also school districts
Sports
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Jim Rockford (Canadian football player) (born 1961), former Canadian Football League player
* Rockford Municipal Stadium, a former name of
Beyer Stadium
The Beyer Stadium, one mile from downtown in Rockford, Illinois, was the home of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League's Rockford Peaches from 1943 to 1954.
It was a multi-purpose facility, as contemporary newspaper articles also ...
, Rockford, Illinois
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Rockford Speedway, Loves Park, Illinois, United States
Other uses
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USS ''Rockford'' (PF-48), a World War II frigate
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Rockford (wrestler)
Todd Fenwick (born 1968 in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name Rockford 2001. A veteran of the Independent circuit, he a former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion ...
, a ring name of Canadian retired professional wrestler Todd Fenwick (born 1968)
* A driving maneuver also known as a
J-turn
A J-turn is a driving maneuver in which a reversing vehicle is spun 180 degrees and continues, facing forward, without changing direction of travel. The J-turn is also called a " moonshiner's turn" (from the evasive driving tactics used by ...
, named after the stunt performed often on ''The Rockford Files''
See also
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Little Rockford
Little Rockford was an Antarctica, Antarctic exploration base from December 1958 to January 1965, located on the Ross Ice Shelf, south of the Bay of Whales. Little Rockford was a field camp and weather station along the Little America (exploration ...
, an Antarctic exploration base from 1958 to 1965
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