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1959 Map of Rushville

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Rushville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

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Rushville serves as the focal point of this east-central Indiana landscape, where the Flatrock River winds past the municipal center. The town's institutional history is anchored by the Courthouse, Rush Memorial Hospital, and several educational facilities including Havens Sch and Graham Sch. Large green spaces like Memorial Park and Gregg Park suggest a community well-invested in public recreation by the mid-20th century.

Outside the city limits, the terrain transitions into agricultural land defined by smaller watercourses like Frazee Creek and Harrigan Branch. Genealogy researchers can find several rural burial grounds scattered across the townships, including Maddock Cem, Kelly Cem, and Duke Cem. The industrial and transportation identity of the area is reinforced by the presence of the Penn Central and Norfolk and Western railroads, which facilitated movement through the county during this era of growth.