Indiana
| Indiana state symbols | |
|---|---|
| File:Flag of Indiana.svg | |
| File:Indiana-StateSeal.svg | |
| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Cardinal |
| Fish | Largemouth bass |
| Flower | Peony |
| Insect | Say's Firefly[5] |
| Tree | Tulip tree |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Firearm | Grouseland Rifle |
| Food | Sugar cream pie |
| Poem | "Indiana" |
| Rock | Salem Limestone |
| Ship | USS Indianapolis (4), USS Indiana (4) |
| Slogan | Honest to Goodness Indiana |
| Soil | Miami |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Other | River: Wabash |
| State route marker | |
| Indiana state route marker | |
| State quarter | |
| Indiana quarter dollar coin Released in 2002 | |
| Lists of United States state symbols | |
Indiana is a U.S. state in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Other cities and towns include Bloomington, Gary, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Evansville, Muncie, Lafayette, and Marion. People who live in Indiana are sometimes called Hoosiers.
Indiana's state bird is the cardinal. Indiana's state flower is the peony. Indiana's state tree is a tulip tree.
Indiana has borders with four other states: Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. It also touches Lake Michigan, which is the only one of the Great Lakes that is completely inside the United States.
History[change]
Before it was called Indiana, most people who lived there were indigenous. France colonized the area, renaming it New France. They enslaved the indigenous peoples, and introduced black slaves.[6] In the 18th century, the United States took the area from France. Many slave owners from Kentucky and Virginia moved into the area.[7] By 1820, it had become a state called Indiana. The government ordered all slaves to be freed, but black people were still enslaved there into at least the 1830s.[8]
Attractions[change]
One attraction of Indiana is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the Indianapolis 500 is held every year. The Indianapolis 500 is one of the biggest car races in the United States. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is not actually in Indianapolis. It is in a town called Speedway, which is completely surrounded by Indianapolis.
Sports[change]
The Indianapolis 500 car race is based in Indianapolis. Professional sports teams include the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) and the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Colleges and universities in Indiana with well-known sports teams include Purdue University, the University of Notre Dame, and Indiana University.
State Capitol[change]
The Indiana Statehouse is the official State Capitol Complex of the State of Indiana
Related pages[change]
References[change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
- ↑ "Indiana State Song". in.gov. Indiana Historical Bureau. December 7, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
The song entitled, "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away," words and music by Paul Dresser, be and is hereby established as the state song of Indiana. (Ind. Code § 1-2-6-1)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ Resident Population Data. "Resident Population Data – 2020 Census" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "Median Annual Household Income". The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. November 17, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Lightning bug becomes Indiana's official state insect". 13 WTHR Indianapolis. February 27, 2018. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ↑ Jacob Piatt Dunn (1888). Indiana: A Redemption from Slavery. University of Michigan. Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
- ↑ McCord, Shirley S. (1970). Travel Accounts of Indiana, 1679-1961: A Collection of Observations by Wayfaring Foreigners, Itinerants, and Peripatetic Hoosiers. Indiana Historical Bureau. ISBN 9781885323248.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Morton M.; McClurg, Dennis V. (1968). The Politics of Pro-Slavery Sentiment in Indiana 1816-1861. Ball State University.
Some Hoosiers continued to ignore the Lasselle verdict as the Federal Census of 1830 indicated, for three slaves were registered as still residing in Indiana. Moreover, a local census in Vincennes and Knox County revealed thirty-two slaves there.
Other websites[change]
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