Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Indiana: The Hoosier State

  • Capital: Indianapolis
  • Major Cities:
    • South Bend
    • Gary
    • Fort Wayne
    • Evansville
  • Major Geographical Features
    • Lake Michigan
    • Wabash River
    • White River
    • Ohio River
  • National Parks: none
  • 1816: Indiana becomes the 19th state
  • 1871: 1st professional baseball game is held in Fort Wayne
  • 1911: 1st Indianapolis 500 race
  • 1914: Raggedy Ann doll created in Indianapolis
  • Motto: "The Crossroads of America"
  • Name Meaning: "Land of Indians"
  • Industries
    • Corn
    • Steel
    • Iron
    • Oil
  • Parts of Indiana do not observe daylight savings time
  • The Lost River runs 22 miles underground
  • Since 1900, Indiana's farm acreage had decreased by 35%
  • Famous People
    • Larry Bird
    • Jimmy Hoffa
    • Michael Jackson
    • David Letterman
    • Dan Quayle
    • Colonel Sanders

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