Improvements at Lincoln Pioneer Village

The Leadership Spencer County Class of 2008 made it their class project to build a stockade fence around Lincoln Pioneer Village in Rockport.

The fence helps insulate the Pioneer Village from the modern city sounds of the nearby public pool. It also helps to preserve the historical integrity of this memorial to the life of Abraham Lincoln in Spencer County.

Funding for the project was provided by the Spencer County Community Foundation, which selected Leadership Spencer County Class as the receipents of a $934 grant.

Call 812-649-9147 for more information about Lincoln Pioneer Village or to arrange a tour.

Volunteers from the Leadership Spencer County Class take a break after their hard work on the Lincoln Pioneer Village's new fence.

New Book About Lincoln in Spencer County

Evansville Historian William E. Bartelt just released a new biography of Lincoln's years in Indiana. For anyone who has enjoyed visiting our Spencer County Lincoln sites, I know it will be a great read!

The book is available through the Indaina Historical Society Press and you can read more about Bartelt's book on their blog.

Bartelt has been a wonderful friend to Spencer County, working for many summers at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial and more recently, serving on the Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association Board. We wish him great success with this new project!

A rave review!

These days online reviews guide more and more travlers in making their vacation decisions. That said, we were thrilled to find this review of Lake Rudloph Campground & RV Resort posted at RVParkReviews.com.

This guest raved about the campground and its neighbor, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, even comparing it to Disney World. Wow! That's quite a compliment! Thanks!

Lincoln Bicentennial Plaza Groundbreaking

The Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission visited Spencer County's Lincoln State Park last week to break ground for the new Lincoln Bicentennial Plaza.

The project was designed by Artist Will Clark and Architect George Morrison both of Ft. Wayne, Ind. It consists of a large, bisected circular plaza. Visitors will first enter an area punctuated with limestone pedestals and interpretive signs signifying key milestones in Lincoln’s formative Indiana years between ages seven and 21.

A central half-circle reminds visitors of young Abraham’s growth from a boy to a man. Visitors can move freely between the pedestals at any pace. The second semicircle provides a more intimate space for reflecting upon the man who led this nation. It will contain a twice-life-size bronze bust of Lincoln, accompanied by some of his quotes.

The site is located on a knoll in the Oak Grove area of the park. The project is scheduled for completion in June of 2009. This is also the same time Lincoln Amphitheatre will re-open.

The estimated cost of the project is $300,000, which will be funded through the Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

Fireworks On The Fourth

Holiday World & Splashin' Safari put on an amazing fireworks display this year! Here are a few shots for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! Happy Independence Day!

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