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On December 16, 1900, Bud Rowland and Jim Henderson, two Black men, were arrested for the murder of a white barber, Hollie L. Simmons in Rockport, Indiana. He was reportedly jumped by two men and was bashed across the skull with a nail-covered club. [1] The news of the murder spread through town, and suspects were quickly identified that same ...
Rockport is a city in Ohio Township and the county seat of Spencer County, Indiana, [4] along the Ohio River. [2] The population was 2,270 at the 2010 census . Once the largest community in Spencer County, the city has recently been surpassed by the town of Santa Claus .
Lincoln Pioneer Village is a memorial along the Ohio River in Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana to President Abraham Lincoln who lived in the county during his boyhood years. [2] It was built in 1934 and 1935 [ 2 ] [ 3 ] in the city park by the Works Progress Administration . [ 4 ]
Location of LaPorte County in Indiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in LaPorte County, Indiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for ...
The Mathias Sharp House is a historic residence in the city of Rockport in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana.Built in the third quarter of the nineteenth century, it was the center of a prominent murder trial not long after its construction, and it has been designated a historic site.
The Spencer County Leader is an American, English-language newspaper located in Rockport, Indiana United States of America. [1] The newspaper serves Spencer County and covers local news, sports, business and community events. [2] It is published weekly on Thursdays.
Ohio Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana, U.S.A. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,842 and it contained 2,207 housing units. [3] Ohio Township contains the city of Rockport.
Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana.As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,810. [1] The county seat is Rockport. [2] Despite not being in the Owensboro Metropolitan Area, the entire riverfront of the city of Owensboro, Kentucky borders the southern tip of the county.