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1965 Map of Fairborn

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Fairborn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base dominates this landscape northeast of Dayton, where the industrial and military expansion of the mid-1970s meets the legacy of early flight. The base itself, complete with the Air Force Museum, occupies much of the Mad River Valley, secured by the Huffman Dam and the Miami Conservancy District Huffman Reserve. Rapid suburban growth is evident in the sprawling residential developments of Huber Heights and Fairborn, as well as the emergence of Wright State University.

Smaller, older settlements like Sulphur Grove, Chambersburg, and New Germany remain visible amidst the intensifying infrastructure of Interstate 70 and the Erie Lackawanna railroad. Local history and genealogy interest is concentrated in sites like Township Cem, St Timothy Ch, and Page Manor Sch, which represent the community's mid-century civic expansion. The map also captures the hydraulic character of the area, from the wide Mad River to the smaller Beaver Creek and Hebble Creek.