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1960 Map of New Paris

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of New Paris
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

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The Indiana-Ohio state line serves as the central spine of this landscape, dividing the agricultural and residential fringes of eastern Richmond from the rural townships of Jefferson and Jackson. The drainage of the East Fork Whitewater River and its tributaries, including Rocky Fork and Elkhorn Creek, dictates the placement of settlements and transport corridors. Significant infrastructure of the 1960s is evident, from the intersection of the National Road and Interstate highways to the Richmond Municipal Airport and East Richmond Airport which anchor the southern and central sections.

Local history is preserved in the cluster of small communities and rural institutions, such as New Paris and Campbellstown. Genealogists can trace family records through several scattered burial sites, including Spring Lawn Cemetery and the Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits and the Pennsylvania railroad line highlight the mid-century industrial and logistical character of this border region.