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1955 Map of South Lebanon

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of South Lebanon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

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The Little Miami River flows through the northern reaches of this mid-1950s landscape, serving as a primary corridor for both the Pennsylvania Railroad and several historic river towns. In the northwest, the U S Military Reservation (Ordnance Plant) stands as a major industrial landmark near Kings Mills, while the rail junction at Middletown Junction highlights the importance of the region's transport network. Further south, the rural character of Warren Co and Clermont Co is defined by a dense grid of named roads like the Rossburg-Dallasburg Road connecting small farming communities and hamlets.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the Township Sch in Maineville to numerous family-named burial grounds such as Ertel Cem, Gibbs Cem, and Basinger Cem. Small settlements like Murdock, Dallasburg, and Hopkinsville appear as they did before late-century suburban growth, preserving a snapshot of the Ohio countryside when the Baltimore and Ohio line still served the southern communities near Cozaddale.