“  Toon 1 6 40 5 `
  From parking spaces (R) are exceptional views of the broad valley of
‘ the Ohio, bordered on the north by the level reaches of Indiana farm
{ lands. Six miles upstream the river bends around a prominent high-
  land, where the boat on which Lafayette was a passenger is said to have
; been wrecked in 1824. A narrow channel at the bend, bordered by
dangerous rocks, gave the name of Rock Island. Downstream the view .
includes the Indiana towns of Cannelton, Tell City, and Troy.
- INDIAN LAKE (L), 92.3 m., on a high plateau surrounded by low
· hills, is a private resort for sportsmen. Its fishing, boating, swimming,
_  and camping facilities are available only to members and their guests.
I HAWESVILLE, 96 m. (423 alt., 790 pop.), seat of Hancock Cormty,
in the valley of the Ohio River, is partly surrounded by hills. Incor-
— porated in 1836, it was named for Richard Hawes, who owned the land
; on which the town site was platted. The county bears the name of
H John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress (1775-77). From
; Hawesville many plants are shipped, including cabbages, sweet potatoes,
V  peppers, tomatoes and "hands" of tobacco. Approximately 2,500,000
¥  pounds of tobacco are mailed annually by parcel post.
,  Among the records in the Hancock County clerk’s office at the court-
— house are a mortgage lien filed in November 1855 against the Barnum
‘ and Bailey circus, by Madame Flouroies; a mortgage lien dated No-
vember 11, 1_873, attaching the steamboat Big Sun Flower, which was
_  built at Lewisport; a lien Bled against a Negro church building for a ‘
i debt of $43.15 due to the pastor; and numerous mortgages on slaves.
Down the slope from the courthouse, on a side street leading toward
the river and making an abrupt turn (R) at the railroad, are two old
{ houses. Immediately in their rear is a row of six caves. One now
L serves as a garage, another is —used to store coal, a third to shelter
implements and tools, and a fourth has become a cold storage cellar.
The remaining two are utilized by the occupants of the houses as sleep-
ing quarters in the summer. The temperature within the caves never
E varies from 60° F.
· On a high hill directly opposite the south side of the courthouse is
LOVER’S LEAP. Here on the craggy top are seven huge boulders
carved with hundreds of names and dates, most of which are no longer
y legible. Local legends explain the name by not one but several Indian
, maidens who died for love in the traditional fashion. One of the
` heroines was called Negahnakee. Her brave was killed, probably in
`  , action. Grief-stricken, she plunged over the rocky edge.
A  Hawesville is connected with Cannelton, Ind., by 24—hour ferry
, service. Here the Lincoln Memorial Highway will cross the Ohio River
.  Y in following the approximate course of the Lincoln family when it
’ moved from Hodgenville to Indiana.
( At 106 m. is LEWISPORT (393 alt., 574 pop.), ·
Left from Lewisport, on a dirt road, to the old PATE FARM House, 4.4 m., where
H  ‘. in 1827 Abraham Lincoln was brought before Magistrate Sam Pate on a charge of
 ’ infringement of ferry privileges. According to local tradition, Lincoln, then em-