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.
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and South Second Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
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