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1962 Map of Nineveh

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Nineveh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

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Camp Atterbury Military Reservation dominates the central landscape of this 1962 revision, revealing the extensive infrastructure of the mid-century military training grounds. A poignant piece of wartime history is preserved here, specifically the German POW Camp and a dedicated Prisoner of War Cem located north of the U S Army Hospital. These markers document a specific era when international military history intersected with the rural Indiana countryside.

Residential growth is evident in the cluster of small lakes to the northwest, including Princes Lakes and Carolyn Lake, which contrast with the more traditional rural patterns of the Nineveh settlement. In the more hilly southern terrain, older community foundations remain visible through landmarks like Mt Moriah Ch and the nearby Anderson Cem. This survey provides a transition point between the established agricultural life of Bartholomew and Johnson counties and the expanding recreational and military footprints of the 1960s.