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Hancock County
A Good Place To Live
Artist - William Fitzpatrick
This view from Judge James H. Fallin's new office catches downtown Hawesville in the foreground and the Bob Cummings - Lincoln Trail Bridge in the background.
The Rosenblatt Store is perhaps the main focal of Hawesville represented in the painting. It emphasizes the theme "Hancock County - A Good Place to Live".
Sam Rosenblatt immigrated to the area from Bessarabia (a province of Russia) in the late 1800's. He first opened a general store in Patesville but moved his business to Hawesville in 1908. The store was run also by his son Leo and then grandson Nathan, it closed for business in June 1978.
The bridge in the painting depicts the connection between Hancock County and Southern Indiana. It also links Lincoln country in both states.
This bridge, which connects Indiana State Roads 66 and 37 with Kentucky 69 and U.S. 60, is the only bridge near the place Abe Lincoln crossed to Indiana in 1816.
The bridge is named for this fact and for the man, Bob Cummings, who worked diligently to get a bridge located in this area.
It is a gateway to the industrial growth of Hancock County. Construction began on the bridge June 13, 1964, and it opened December 21, 1966.
Text is from the 'Hancock 29' booklet edited by Robert A. Powell ©1979
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William Fitzpatrick of Paducah, Kentucky
Fitzpatrick's success in painting for the past eighteen years have been in depictions of perspectives - buildings, street scenes, figures, etc. Following his schooling in draftmanship, he worked for an engineering firm in Detroit, Michigan.
His works have won awards throughout the midwest, notably an award for his "Iron Front Store" at the Mid-South Exhibition in Memphis, Tenn.
Text is from the 'Hancock 29' booklet edited by Robert A. Powell ©1979
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