Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo

Chief Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo (1775–1838), sometimes referred as Koh-Koh-Mah or Kokomoko, was a chief of the Miami tribe. His name translates to Black Walnut.[1]

Kokomo, Indiana is named for Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo. David Foster who founded Kokomo once stated ”It was the ornriest town on earth, so I named it for the ornriest man I knew — called it Kokomo.”[2] His burial monument is located east of downtown Kokomo.

Historical reenactment

Every mid-September, Koh-Koh-Mah & Foster Living History Encampment, located ten miles west of Kokomo, puts on a reenactment of the times of Chief Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo.

References

  1. ↑ Morrow, Jackson History of Howard County (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen & Co. [1909?]), Vol. I (“Morrow I”), p. 48.
  2. ↑ robertajestes (2013-11-07). "Chief Kokomo, The Ornriest Man I Knew". Native Heritage Project. Retrieved 2016-08-20.


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