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By Doug, July 2, 2009 11:04

Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum

The Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum in Rockport, Indiana doesn’t have a whole heck of a lot to do with Abraham Lincoln himself, other than a hutch made by his father. But, the name sells and this IS the “land of Lincoln!”

So, the attractions don’t have much to do with Lincoln and the log cabins aren’t original. The museum has a lot of old “stuff” you see in other museums. This is just basically someone’s dream to milk your tourist dollar. But, that doesn’t mean it isn’t interesting or worth a stop if you’re in the neighborhood.

Honig met many obstacles. But he persisted, saying: “The citizens of Spencer County will see the vision, then we will build a historic memorial to Lincoln that will visualize the Spencer County environment in which Lincoln lived during the 14 formative years of his life, from 1816 to 1830.”

Honig made the blueprints for the buildings after long and careful research, then superintended the construction of the village.