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Asking for a friend, Where is Rockport IN?
Asking for a friend, Where is Rockport IN?
Spencer County has many ISU alums, true. The county is also the boyhood home of the one and only - Abe Lincoln. He launched his flatboat as a young man from Rockport and went to New Orleans... He saw slavery for the first time and said something like, "If I ever get the chance to hit that thing, I'll hit it hard." Recently, the VP of the USA was there during the GOP (republican) Convention, it was actually a fantastic video with the VP detailing the historic relevance of the county and Lincoln.
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Rockport, Indiana – Where Lincoln Began His Flatboat Trips to New Orleans
In my last Chasing Abraham Lincoln post I checked in on the Lincoln’s arrival in Indiana at Sandy Creek Landing (now Grandview). Today I’ll move on to nearby Rockport, Indiana, where Li…www.davidjkent-writer.com
That same year they had a fantastic football team.This article might ring a few bells for SI Baller...
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Looking back at the 1953-54 Rockport Zebras basketball team
Rockport High School “played” in its first sectional in 1921, but forfeited the game to Poseyville.www.courierpress.com
I might add that for a county with just over 30,000 residents and divided into two (2) school corporations - South Spencer (Rockport) & North Spencer (Heritage Hills), they produce more than their fair share of outstanding HS athletes.
Recruited by our new coach....
For LMI?Recruited by our new coach....