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Rockport was platted in 1836. [2] The post office at Rockport was called Cranberry. [3] This post office was established in 1849, and remained in operation until 1901. [4] Rockport is infamously known for its unique cuisine flavor of Peafowl, specifically Peacock.
Independence Township's earliest history was destroyed by a fire. In its early years, the township was primarily agricultural, but by 1850, it possessed nationally recognized quarries . The city of Independence incorporated much of Independence Township as a village in 1914, [ 13 ] and the rest of the township was incorporated as the village of ...
Cleveland Public Library – West Park Branch. Up until the 1600s, the area of West Park had no name. West Park was part of the vast, forest-covered wilderness that once blanketed most of the eastern half of the present United States and it followed the pattern of settlement from Native American civilizations to migration from eastern colonists. [3]
Rockport Publishers, a producer of books for the graphic design, architecture, and interior design industries Rockport School , an independent school in County Down, Northern Ireland Rockport, a hypothethical city of Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)
Rockport is located at (37.336428, −86.992778 The city is situated along the Green River northeast of Central City. U.S. Route 62 traverses the city.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km 2), of which 0.8 square miles (2.1 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2) (5.00%) is water.
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The area is just west of Rockport's noted Bearskin Neck area. Most of the 28 properties in the district are commercial buildings; there are also three churches, a library, and a number of residences. Only a few of these properties front on the side streets adjacent to Main Street; all abut Main Street.
August Imgard (born in Wetzlar, Germany, on January 8, 1828) emigrated from Germany to Wooster, Ohio, before he was 20 years old and started a tailoring business. [1]In 1847, Imgard cut a blue spruce tree from a woods outside town, had the village tinsmith construct a star, and placed the tree in his house, decorating it with paper ornaments, gilded nuts and Kuchen.