Naming of the streets
in Camp Atterbury

Camp Atterbury is not only a military installation, it is a Hoosier memorial. The east-west streets are numbered by their position. The north-south streets are named for great Hoosiers. (Camp Crier - 1942)

Riley Street - for James Whitcomb Riley, the world famous poet.

Clark Street - for George Rogers Clark, Captain and leader in the capture of Fort Vincennes in 1779.

Eggleston Street - for Edward Eggleston, an author, with such titles as "Roxy", "Hoosier Schoolmaster" and "The Little Corporal" to his credit.

Fairbanks Street - for Charles Warren Fairbanks, vice-president for Theodore Roosevelt in 1904.

Harrison Street - for William Henry Harrison, Governor of Indiana and Indiana's only President.

Kern Street - for John W. Kern, Vice-Presidential candidate with William Jennings Bryan.

Owen Street - for Richard Owen, Captain in the Mexican War and Colonel in the 6th Indiana Regiment in the Civil War.

Noble Street - for James Noble, Indiana's first United States Senator.

Burnside Street - for Ambrose E. Burnside, General in the Union forces of the Civil War and leader of the Union in the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Durbin Street - for Winfield T. Durban, soldier at the Battle of Vicksburg and 1900 Governor of Indiana.

Lawton Street - for Henry Lawton, who tried to bring order to the Philippines after the Spanish-American War. Ambushed and killed by an angry group of natives.

Taylor Street - for Zachary Taylor, not from Indiana, but on September 5th, 1812, his fast thinking saved Fort Harrison from being burnt to the ground by the Indians.

Gatling Street - for Richard Jordan Gatling, inventor of the Gatling Gun.

Smith Street - for Caleb Blood Smith, Indiana's first cabinet member in Washington, D.C.

Milroy Street - for Robert H. Milroy, Captain of the 1st Indiana Regiment in the Civil War, later Colonel of the 9^th Regiment and finally Major General.

Anderson Street - for William Anderson, Chief of the Delaware tribe.

Pepper Street - for Abel C. Pepper, Brigadier General in the Militia, member of the Indiana General Assembly, Representative of Dearborn County and U. S. Marshall of Indiana.

Quinney Street - for Austin E. Quinney, the Mohican Indian Chief. Quinney brought his tribe to central Indiana from New York in the early 1800's.

Tippecanoe Road - for early Indiana's most important battle, the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Mauxferry Road - Not named after a Hoosier, but in existence for hundreds of years, and one of the earliest roads in Indiana. The name is derived from Mauck's Ferry from Mauckport in Harrison County and ran to Indianapolis. In Indianapolis, the road is known today as Madison Avenue. Indiana veteran's of the Mexican War marched homeward along this road.

As published in the "The Crier", 03/2012

Anderson - Named for William Anderson, a Chief of the Delaware Tribe and father-in-law of the Conner Prarie Founder.

Burnside - named for Ambrose E. Burnside, Union general at the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Clark - Named for George Rogers Clark, veteran of the Battle of Vincennes, 1779.

Durbin - Named for Winfield T. Durbin, Civil War soldier and Governor of Indiana in 1900.

Eggleston - Named for Edward Eggleston, Hoosier author of "Hoosier Schoolmaster" among others.

Fairbanks - Named for Charles W. Fairbanks, vice president of Theodore Roosevelt, 1904.

Gatling - named for Richard . Gatling, inventor of the repeating Gatling gun.

Harrison - named for William H. Harrison, Indiana govenor and U. S president.

Kern - named for John W. Kern, vice presidential candidate in 1908 from Indiana.

Lawton - Named for Henry Lawton, killed in the Spanish-American War.

Milroy - named for Robert H. Milroy, captain in the 1st Indiana Regiment in the Civil War.

Noble - named for James Noble, Indiana's first U. S. Senator.

Owen - named for Richard Owen, a colonel in the 16th Indiana Regiment in the Civil war.

Quinney - named for Austin E. Quinney, a central Indiana Mohican Indian Chief in the early 1800s.

Riley - named for Hoosier poet, James Whitcomb Riley.

Smith - named for Caleb B. Smith, Indiana's first cabinet member in Washington, D. C.

Taylor - named for Zachary Taylor, a captain in the Battle of Fort Harrison.

Tippecanoe - named for Indiana's most important battle, the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Hickman - named for LTC Horace M. Hickman, WW1 veteran of the Army Air Corps.

McLlvaine - named for Francis McLlvanie, first officer from Indiana killed in action in WW1.

Wilder - named for BG John T. Wilder, famous Civil War general of the "Lightning Brigade".

Morton - named for Oliver Perry Morton, Indiana Civil War-era Governor.

Ohio Ridge - named for the Ohio Ridge Church, the Lutheran founders from Ohio.

92nd Division - named for the 92nd Infantry Division, the Buffalo Soldiers.

Georgetown - named for the road that went from Georgetown in Brown County, now named Bean Blossom.

Mauxferry - named for the road from Mauck's Port Landing in Harrison County; a ferry was located there to cross the Ohio.

Lincoln - named for Abraham Lincoln, U. S. president and boyhood resident of Indiana.

Wallace - named for Indiana's sixth Governor, David Wallace.  He also went on to become a Congressman.  His son, Lew, wrote "Ben Hur".

Tipton Trail - named for Maj John Tipton, veteran of the War of 1812, leader of the Indiana Rangers and a U. S. Senator.

McGee Range - named for William D. McGee, of Indianapolis, WW2 veteran and Medal of Honor recipient.

Woodfill Range - named for Samuel Woodfill, Bryantsburg resident, WW1 and WW2 veteran and Medal of Honor recipient in WW1.