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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]
See also
References
- ^ "CULTURAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT FOR THE VALLEY CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA" (PDF). Cogstone. August 2015.
- ^ "Villages | TONGVA PEOPLE". Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ a b c Gunther, Jane Davies (1984). Riverside County, California, Place Names: Their Origins and Their Stories. J.D. Gunther. pp. 240–41.
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]
See also
References
- ^ "CULTURAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT FOR THE VALLEY CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA" (PDF). Cogstone. August 2015.
- ^ "Villages | TONGVA PEOPLE". Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ a b c Gunther, Jane Davies (1984). Riverside County, California, Place Names: Their Origins and Their Stories. J.D. Gunther. pp. 240–41.