the following year. The project was undertaken through grants from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and Works Progress Administration, both programs of the "New Deal". Historically accurate replicas of a number of Spencer County cabins and businesses from Abraham Lincoln's time are the main attraction of the Village, giving visitors the opportunity to see what it was like to live in Indiana during Lincoln's formative years. The Village was so well known throughout the United States in its early years that it was chosen as the setting for portions of the 1955 Burt Lancaster film The Kentuckian. In recent years, the Village was restored by a group of committed volunteers with the help of a grant-in-aid from the state of Indiana, following up on a somewhat less historically accurate but necessary restoration in the 1980s. The most recent restoration returned the site to its original 1930s design, and included the reconstruction of the entrance cabin, the original having been demolished due to extreme deterioration when the first restoration was undertaken. Notable people Parrish Casebier, collegiate & professional basketball player; was raised and attended school in Rockport. Florence Henderson, actress, was raised and attended school in Rockport. Allen J. Payton (ca. 1861-62 – 1917), farmer and politician Thomas G. Pitcher, Union general in the Civil War and was an 1845 graduate of the United States Military Academy later serving as Superintendent from 1866 to 1871. Born in Rockport, Indiana, later lived in Mount Vernon and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. James C. Veatch, Indiana state legislator and Union general during the Civil War; lived in Rockport at the time of his death. Kate Milner Rabb, Indiana journalist and author; lived in Rockport in 1866. Attended High School in Rockport. See also List of cities and towns along the Ohio River References External links Cities in Indiana Communities of Southwestern Indiana Cities in Spencer County, Indiana County seats in Indiana Indiana populated places on the Ohio River Sundown towns in Indiana