Stephen Mack, a fur trader who lived among the Potowatomi and Winnebago Indians in the Rock River Valley, is generally considered to be the first white settler in Winnebago County. In 1829, Mack laid claim to property near the mouth of the Pecatonica River and platted land there for a frontier settlement. The site eventually included several cabins, a store, a log tavern, and Mack's own two-story classical revival house. After the Rock and Pecatonica Rivers proved to be unnavigable, Mack's settlement disappeared.

Stephen Mack, un trampero que vivía entre los nativos potowatomi y winnebago en el valle del río Rock, es considerado generalmente el primer colono blanco del Condado de Winnebago. En 1829, reclamó propiedades cerca de la desembocadura del río Pecatonica y aparceló las tierras para establecer un asentamiento fronterizo.

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