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Name it for Knute LbNA #67999 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Baby Bear
Plant date:Dec 27, 2014
Location: Sacred Heart Church
City:Rockne
County:Bastrop
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Found by: Silver Eagle
Last found:Sep 21, 2015
Status:Fr
Last edited:Sep 22, 2015
Difficulty: Easy
Distance to box: 25 yards

The town of Lehman was granted a post office in 1900 and operated as such until 1903. The community was later known as Hilbigville after businessman W. M. Hilbig, another early settler. With its strong Catholic foundation, the community closely followed the games of the University of Notre Dame. The popular team was coached by Norwegian-born Knute (“Let's win one for the Gipper”) Rockne. When Rockne died in a Kansas plane crash in 1931 (on his way to assist in a movie about him) the country was shocked. The schoolchildren of Hilbigville, Texas took a vote and the town was renamed.

Directions:
From Hwy 20 in Rockne, go east (or south) on FM535 a few blocks and turn in right to church grounds. Go past cemetery on left and drive to back right corner and park near the "Prayer Memorial Garden".

To the Letterbox:
Enter garden through arch and go to back in front of Lady Fatima statue. Go left around base to left side middle in grass. Box is in rock siding of statue, just above the lower base level and next to a big round rock (behind rock in front of box).