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Spencer County is divided into 9 Civil Townships as follows: Carter, Clay,
Grass, Hammond, Harrison, Huff, Jackson, Luce and Ohio.
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Spencer County was organized by an act of the Legislature, which became effective
on February 1, 1818.
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Rockport is the County Seat and derives its name from the hanging rock, known
to boatmen at the "Lady Washington Rock." In 1849 it contained good county
buildings, a County Seminary in which there were usually 30 students, a Methodist
Church and 200 houses (only seven of which were brick) and 600 inhabitants.
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Holiday World is the oldest theme park in the United States and over 600,000
guests visit Spencer County each year to enjoy the rides and water park.
-- Thanks to Ray Kaetzel
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According to the Society of Indiana Pioneers, an individual was a pioneer
of our county if they resided here on or before December 31, 1825.
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Indiana automobile License Plates issued in Spencer County start with the
prefix 74 because it is the seventy-fourth county in alphabetical listing.
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