Nineveh is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Nineveh Township,
Johnson County,
Indiana
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,
United States
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.
Nineveh took its name from
Nineveh Creek Nineveh Creek is a stream in Johnson and Bartholomew counties, Indiana, in the United States.
Nineveh Creek was named for Nineveh Berry, a pioneer who fell into the creek while in pursuit of a deer.
See also
*List of rivers of Indiana
This is a ...
, which in turn is named after Nineveh Berry, a hunter who fell into the creek while hunting for deer.
The town also has the Cordry-Sweetwater branch library.
Scenes from the film ''
Hoosiers'' were shot in the old Nineveh Elementary School, which was renamed "Hickory High School" for the film. Nineveh's last class of students attended here during the filming of the film in 1985, after which they relocated to
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* Battle of Trafalgar (1805), fought near Cape Trafalgar, Spain
* Trafalgar Square, a public space and tourist attraction in London, England
It may also refer to:
Music
* ''Trafalgar'' (album), by the Bee Gees
Pl ...
to consolidate at Indian Creek Elementary School. The old school was lost to a fire just a few years after it was closed for consolidation.
Notable people
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William Merritt Chase
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, painter
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Cliff Griffith
Cliff Griffith (February 6, 1916 in Nineveh, Indiana – January 23, 1996 in Rochester, Indiana) was an American racecar driver.
Griffith drove in the American Automobile Association, AAA and United States Automobile Club, USAC Championship Car s ...
, Indy car driver
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Harry McQuinn
Harry McQuinn (December 13, 1905–January 1, 1986 ) was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s and 1940s.
Born in Nineveh, Indiana, McQuinn raced in a Bob Wilke/Leader Card-sponsored midget car owned by the Marchese Brothers from Mi ...
, Indy car driver
*Jack Quire,
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personality
*Stephen Quire,
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References
External links
{{JohnsonCountyIN-geo-stub
Unincorporated communities in Johnson County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Indianapolis metropolitan area