Spencer County, Indiana
On December 16, 1900, two African-American men, Bud Rowlands and Jim Henderson, were lynched by the county courthouse in Rockport after being arrested as suspects in the brutal robbery and killing of a white barber at 2 am the night before.A mob estimated at 1,500 broke open the jail and took them out, hanging them from a tree by the courthouse, and shooting their bodies numerous times.Saint Meinrad Archabbey is located at the northeastern corner of Spencer County.The commissioners are charged with executing the acts legislated by the council, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association.Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government.[11] Spencer County is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district and is represented in Congress by Republican Larry Bucshon.As of the 2010 United States census, there were 20,952 people, 8,082 households, and 5,907 families residing in the county.
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