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1961 Map of Franklin

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Franklin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

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Franklin serves as the bustling heart of this Johnson County landscape, centered on its historic Court House and City Hall. The town's mid-century footprint is well-defined by institutions like the Masonic Home, County Memorial Hospital, and several schools including Northwood Sch and Southside Sch. The era's transportation network is anchored by the Pennsylvania Railroad and N Y C Railroad, which intersect the agricultural fields and numerous drainage ditches like the Hazelett Ditch that shaped the regional economy.

To the south, the Camp Atterbury Military Reservation marks a significant federal presence, bordered by the Blue River and Sugar Creek. Genealogists will find a high density of rural landmarks, from the Methodist Home to family-named burial grounds such as Mulligan's Cem, Tucker Cem, and Hamner Cem. The transition from the urban grid of Franklin to the scattered settlements of Hopewell and Amity illustrates the typical development patterns of central Indiana in the early 1960s.