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| Camp Atterbury published articles | ||
| Date | Source | Headline |
| 01/01/1941 | Atterbury takes in village built around old grist mill. | |
| 01/29/1941 | Columbus | Expect troops to occupy camp before September 1. Construction slated to get under way February 10 and end August 15. May house 45,000 men. |
| 03/28/1941 | Indpls Star/News | Area residents are fighting plan to open prisoner work-release center at Camp Atterbury. |
| 04/30/1941 | Columbus | Consider local site for 46,000 acre Army Camp. Washington reports survey made of western Bartholomew county. Engineers view land. Cantonment depends on increase in Army. Would care for 30,000 men. |
| 05/01/1941 | Franklin Star | Proposed Army Camp Site on County Border. First mention of new Army camp in Franklin paper. |
| 05/01/1941 | Franklin Star | Proposed Army Camp on County Border. Project would take three entire townships. Approval far off. |
| 05/08/1941 | Columbus |
20 - 25 men to be used on survey for 'Army Camp'. Construction Quartermaster to open temporary office in Armory. Many straws in wind.
But still nothing definite on location of Post in county. |
| 05/12/1941 | Columbus | Will muster guard tonight. Major Sublette to Officiate. Company enjoys chicken dinner |
| 05/14/1941 | Columbus |
Begin setting up personnel in camp survey. Offices to be established next week. Five groups of surveyors on the job. Two attorneys chosen.
Location of test wells indicates site to be closer to 31. |
| 05/21/1941 | Franklin Star | Camp boundary lines may be in two counties. |
| 05/22/1941 | Columbus | War Department puts local camp up to congress. Washington Dispatch says $23,000,000 Cantonment here. 150 to work on survey. Hurd to double force next week - Real estate office opens. |
| 05/22/1941 | Franklin Star | Two townships in survey for Army camp site. |
| 05/24/1941 | Columbus | Will be prepared to buy land on hour's notice |
| 05/24/1941 | Franklin Star | Camp area in County worth quarter million, based upon 1932 valuation. |
| 05/24/1941 | Franklin Star | Camp area in county worth quarter of million. Average $52 an acre. |
| 05/27/1941 | Columbus | Camp Site's boundaries are established - Maybe |
| 05/28/1941 | Columbus | Army Camp 'Assured' by President's Fireside Chat. Guards at Armory go on 24 hour duty. |
| 05/28/1941 | Columbus | Help added on camp project. Civil Service employees at Armory to date are listed. |
| 05/28/1941 | Franklin Star | Query county on camp move north. Possibility seen that camp may go north of SR 252. |
| 05/30/1941 | Franklin Star | Rumors fly thick and fast on Army Cantonment plans. Move to the north due to water supply problems. |
| 06/03/1941 | Franklin Star | Army camp site not determined. |
| 06/05/1941 | Franklin Star | Cantonment here near reality, common belief. |
| 06/07/1941 | Franklin Star | Three officers of Corps area look over site. SR 252 believed northern limit of camp. |
| 06/10/1941 | Columbus | First report on nine camp sites made on one here |
| 06/10/1941 | Franklin Star | Army lays plans for gunfire in county cantonment area. |
| 06/12/1941 | Columbus | Camp will bring many chances in county life |
| 06/13/1941 | Columbus | Camp will close seven schools in 3 townships |
| 06/14/1941 | Columbus | Camp to boost taxes in rest of this county |
| 06/14/1941 | Franklin Star | Army camp to cut swath in county. North boundary comes within 4 miles of Franklin. US Road 31 to be made into super highway. |
| 06/14/1941 | Franklin Star | US 31 to be made into super-highway for defense purposes. |
| 06/14/1941 | Franklin Star | Army Camp to cut swath in county. North boundary comes within 4 miles of city. 12,000 ares in Nineveh and Blue River townships to be taken. |
| 06/16/1941 | Columbus | 1,700 GRAVES IN CAMP AREA HERE. At Least Ten Cemeteries in County May Have to Be Moved. |
| 06/16/1941 | Franklin Star | Army Camp site opposition in county growing. |
| 06/17/1941 | Two months before word on Army camp. | |
| 06/17/1941 | Franklin Star | Two months before word on Army camp. |
| 06/18/1941 | Columbus | Camp project may result in 4-lane road. Highway surveyors working on 31 south of Franklin arouse speculation. Boundaries undecided. Still subject to revisions until survey finished, says officer. |
| 06/18/1941 | Franklin Star | $500,000 crops grown in area of camp survey. Would mean loss of 168,000 bushels of corn |
| 06/18/1941 | Franklin Star | $500,000 crops grown in area of camp survey. |
| 06/19/1941 | Franklin Star | Government begins appraisal of real estate in camp site section. Checkers work on land below S. R. 252. |
| 06/19/1941 | Franklin Star | Government begins appraisal of real estate in camp site section. Checkers work on land below SR 252. |
| 06/20/1941 | Franklin Star | Camp site land valued at more than $1,000,000. $16,246 to be lost in taxes to Johnson County. |
| 06/21/1941 | Franklin Star | Camp objectors start petition at Pisgah meeting. "We're protecting our homes", say leaders. |
| 06/21/1941 | Franklin Star | Camp objectors start petition at Pisgah meeting. |
| 06/28/1941 | Franklin Star | Army cantonment may take 25 miles of county roads. |
| 06/28/1941 | Franklin Star | Army camp may take 25 miles of county roads. |
| 06/30/1941 | Franklin Star |
Camp may cause shift in rural postal routes in county. Four post offices may be affected if area is approved.
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| 06/30/1941 | Franklin Star | Camp may cause change on rural routes in county. Four Post Offices may be affected. |
| 07/02/1941 | Franklin Star |
News of secret session on Army camp leaks out. Group telephones high official to determine program. Protest the use of farm land for Army camp.
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| 07/03/1941 | Franklin Star | Farmers will be well paid for land, Survey Chief says. |
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