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Post by richard on May 3, 2007 9:37:47 GMT -5
More information and stories of Camp Atterbury can be found at this link. www.indianamilitary.org James D. West, Columbus Senior High School Class of 1958, is the Webmaster.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2008 15:31:47 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2008 16:12:22 GMT -5
Today, Mauxferry Road, (originally spelled Mock's Ferry) is closer to the way it was in the early days of Indiana than it has been in years. The area around it is desolate, and in many places it has overgrown with weeds and tall grass. Deer, rabbits and other wild animals cross the road with little or no fear of being hit by an automobile. It is becoming quite plain that Mock's Ferry Road may always have the appearance of the old and historic road that it is. Mauxferry Road has been in existence since the early days of Indiana. Through the years, the spelling of the name of this road has changed a number of times. The appearance of the road has also changed. The following information from an article in the Indianapolis News gives a description of Mauxferry Road as it was in 1921. Mock's Ferry Road is finally a real highway, capable of heavy-duty use. Mock's Ferry Road is one of the oldest roads in Indiana. Stagecoaches have driven over it, and Mexican War veterans have marched along it. However, Mock's Ferry Road has emerged from those days and now has all of the qualities of a modern city boulevard.' Mock's Ferry Road was once known as Madison Road. In Indianapolis it is known as Madison Avenue. The road has been in existence since the pioneer days of I ndiana. The general belief is that the original name of the highway was Mauck's Ferry Road. It originally ran from Mauckport, Harrison County, through Corydon, Salem, Brownstown, Columbus, Franklin, and Greenwood to Indianapolis. Mauckport, a town on the Ohio River,was a small steamboat landing In 1821-1822, during the Sixth Session of the Indiana Legislature, a law was passed for a road bearing the name of Mock's Ferry-toIndianapolis State Highway to be opened from Southern to Central Indiana. This road was to pass through Corydon, Salem and Columbus to Indianapolis. The road was to be forty-eight feet wide, and the cost of building it would come from a three percent road fund sustained' by the Federal Government. George Boone of Harrison County, Johnathon Lyon of Washington County and John Craig of Jackson County were the Commissioners designated to view the proposed road and appoint a route for it to follow. The location of the plats for the Mock's Ferry-to-Indianapolis State Highway is not known. Records have been searched for in all counties which the road passes through, but none have been found. This caused some conflict between engineers and landowners. Landowners claimed that the Traction Company was trespassing on their property. It was later discovered, that it was the farmers who had moved their fences onto State property in many cases. It was often made quite obvious to the engineers and construction company that worked on the road, that the Mock's Ferry-toIndianapolis State Highway was once a pioneer thoroughfare. While excavating for the concrete base for the road, many workmen found rotten walnut logs that had served as corduroy construction. These were found mainly in the lower parts of the road. The size of Mock's Ferry Road was reduced from the original plan of forty-eight feet wide to eighteen feet wide with shoulders of gravel five feet across on either side. The major part of this was to be paved with asphalt. Three new bridges were also constructed at this time, the largest of which was a three-arched bridge over Lick Creek between Indianapolis and Southport. The old Mock's Ferry Road has seen Indiana grow to its present population from a State which contained only 147,178 people. With this larger population, came many changes. The stagecoaches which rumbled laboriously over it are now only a memory, replaced by modern automobiles. The most prominent memory in the history of the road would have to be when Indiana's veterans of the Mexican War marched homeward along it from Southport to Indianapolis. This article is 1983.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2008 16:22:34 GMT -5
This picture is 1983.
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Post by RER on Feb 15, 2008 14:13:12 GMT -5
Columbus Armory Was The Headquarters For Paying Land Owners For The Future Camp Atterbury Located on Franklin Street Columbus Indiana Get Your Check Here Year 1942The letter below was a standard government letter that was sent to almost 600 land owners of 40,000 acres of farm land, homes, barns, churches, schools and ownerships. These families were paid "peanuts" for their land and homes. They had very few days to move and had to move most of their family graves to other none government land, such as Edinburg, Columbus and Franklin Indiana. This letter was sent to 12 of my family members that had farms, houses, barns and a school house within the acres being taken. To quote Mr. Larry Tauman of the book called the "Atterbury File" in part: Quote" We did not want a sad story in our book. We pondered ways to circumvent this feeling of sadness. But, with each new chapter came more of the same. The farmers who lost their land; the families who were forced to move their loved-ones from their final resting place". End QuoteMy family talked about this my whole young life and that lasted until my fathers death in Columbus. With my family and relatives having 12 huge farms on that land, it impacted not only their investments, but their welfare and health. My grandfather died before the forced purchase of his farms. My grandmother and others lived their remaining lives in Edinburg and some Franklin. I have always thought that if the Atterbury purchase had not taken place that my brother and I would probably have been farmers. That is not a negative to me even though we both went through life well enough to enjoy what we faced and accomplished. The families affected seemed to always have a bitterness when the word Atterbury was mentioned. The common phrase was "they cheated us and ripped us off financially to the bone'. The Standard Letter:Note: This sample letter was sent to Mr. and Mrs. William A. Coffman. The letter is shown in the book Atterbury Files. Sources: Partial quote from the Atterbury Files. The sample letter is also from the book. The part talking about my families farms is from my knowledge and family relationship to farm owernships and comment made within the family.
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Post by RER on Feb 22, 2008 18:38:20 GMT -5
Camp Atterbury Army Post Italian Prisoners of War (POW)Interesting web site and movie connection below. Actual pictures of prisoner's internment, their Chapel that is still standing today at the camp, related documents and a letter signed by prisoners to an American farm family as they were leaving. The famous rock on the book title "The Atterbury File" has a picture of the rock on the cover page. The rock was engraved by an Italian Prisoner during his time period at the camp. Go here to start with and you will also be directed to other sites showing unique photos and briefs: Documents Review: www.redgoldthemovie.com/documents.htmlPOW Camp Pictures:www.redgoldthemovie.com/powcamp.html Italian POW Soldiers www.redgoldthemovie.com/powsoldiers.htmlBrief History:www.redgoldthemovie.com/History.html
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Post by jdhinkle on May 11, 2008 12:23:58 GMT -5
THOUGHT I WOULD ADD THIS ITEM MY GRANDFATHER WILBURN ELLIOTT WORK FOR THE POST OFFCE FOR 47 YEARS DURING THE WW 2 HE WAS POST MASTER AT CAMP ATTERBURY THIS IS PHOTO OF SOME GENTLEMEN THE SECOND FROM THE RIGHT IS WILBURN ELLIOTT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT REMEMBER HIM A W O ELLIOTT
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Post by RER on Dec 3, 2009 8:20:42 GMT -5
Women Army Corp (WAC) Graduate CelebrationWorld War II (1940s) Camp Atterbury IndianaHats to the air to celebrate. Source: Wikimedia picture. The picture is released to the Public Domain and can be used at your desire.
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Post by David Sechrest on Apr 16, 2010 7:29:44 GMT -5
From The Billboard, September 23, 1950
Russell Pennington, Pennington Music Company, Columbus, Indiana, was awarded the contract for installing coin-operated phonographs and amusement games at Camp Atterbury...
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Post by jimwest on Jun 15, 2010 9:19:45 GMT -5
Cedar Grove Dairy in Hope was awarded the milk contract for Camp Atterbury as it was the only local diary that could supply Grade A milk. Camp Atterbury specified that to display the official "Soldiers Welcome" sign, only Grade A could be served.
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Post by jimwest on Jun 15, 2010 9:23:19 GMT -5
Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the Polio Vaccine visited the Camp Atterbury Prisoner of War compound, when it appeared a contagious virus was spreading throughout the German POW population. Several Doctors were consulted as the fear was it might spread to the US soldiers. The reason was found to be the Germans penchant for eating their bacon raw. www.IndianaMilitary.org
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Post by RER on Sept 8, 2012 11:02:04 GMT -5
The History of American Settlement at Camp AtterburyMy family and many reader's families herein, have roots from the farms and land, known today as Camp Atterbury. Below is a brief refreshment of it's history before the Army took the land during World War II. Go here to read the pages and see a few pictures: www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA513125____________________________________________________ Young Soldier & Mom in Detroit MichiganAlso a brief unique story with a 1944 postcard mailed from Camp Atterbury from a young soldier to his mother. This adds a personal view of the camp life, after the settlers had departed their farms and land. Go here: www-personal.umich.edu/~alanford/nancyford/photoalbums/dadmilitary/page3.html
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