1964 Map of Newburgh

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Angel Mounds State Memorial and the sprawling ancient earthworks of the Indian Mounds anchor the bend of the Ohio River east of Evansville. This mid-1960s landscape transition shows the steady suburban expansion of Knight township, where the Lawndale Shopping Center and Washington Square Shopping Center mark the commercial edge of the city. To the east, the town of Newburgh overlooks Threemile Island and the critical maritime infrastructure at Lock and Dam No 47. Across the river in Kentucky, the terrain shifts to the dense network of the Green River and the Cypress Slough, characterized by river-driven drainage like the Griffith Slough Ditch. The presence of the Louisville and Nashville railroad and rural landmarks such as Sloans Chapel and Baskett Cem illustrate the enduring agricultural and industrial roots that defined the Indiana-Kentucky borderlands during this era.