SITE OF ROCKPORT TAVERN/SPENCER COUNTY, INDIANA
N 37° 52.995 W 087° 02.761
16S E 495953 N 4192862
SITE OF ROCKPORT TAVERN on the corner of Main and 2nd Street.
Waymark Code: WM6080
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2009
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SITE OF ROCKPORT TAVERN
In October 1844 Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at Spencer County Courthouse to promote Henry Clay, Whig presidential candidate.
Lincoln, during his first trip to Indiana in 14 years, was a guest at the Tavern. Site first marked October 28, 1926.
Erected 1992 by
INDIANA HISTORICAL BUREAU.
SPENCER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND
FRIENDS OF SOUTHERN HILLS, INC.
County: SPENCER
Year Placed: 1992
Name: SITE OF ROCKPORT TAVERN
ID#: Not listed
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