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Popcorn, Indiana, has such a small population that the US Census does not include it in its surveys.[([[https:// | Popcorn, Indiana, has such a small population that the US Census does not include it in its surveys.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Popcorn Producer ===== | ||
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+ | Every year, Indiana, the second-largest producer of popcorn in the United States and home to Orville Redenbacher' | ||
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+ | ===== Bowsers ===== | ||
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+ | People in Europe and Australia refer to gasoline pumps as " | ||
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+ | ===== Indiana Popcorn ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Santa Claus Post Office ===== | ||
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+ | Every Christmas, the post office in Santa Claus, Indiana, gets 20,000 letters to Santa.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Karl Sanders ===== | ||
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+ | Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken is a native of Indiana.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Richard Jordan Gatling ===== | ||
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+ | While Indiana inventor Richard Jordan Gatling was attempting to sell his Gatling machine gun to the Union army, he was also a hidden member of a gang of Confederate sympathizers and saboteurs.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== First Rearview Mirror ===== | ||
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+ | The earliest known usage of a rearview mirror occurred in the first Indianapolis 500, when Ray Harroun won by substituting the then-common second man, whose duty it was to keep an eye on what was going on behind the vehicle, with a mirror, thereby cutting weight.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== The Crossroads of America ===== | ||
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+ | Indiana' | ||
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+ | ===== First Robbery ===== | ||
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+ | The first robbery in which a moving train was actually halted by the robbers occurred in Jackson County, Indiana, in 1866. Because of the little population, the burglars picked this spot.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Johnny Appleseed | ||
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+ | Johnny Appleseed, born John Chapman, was a missionary and successful businessman who planted apple trees across Ohio and Indiana. at 1845, he was interred at Fort Wayne, Indiana.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Levi And Catharine Coffin ===== | ||
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+ | Levi and Catharine Coffin, Quakers who lived in what is now Fountain City, Indiana, are credited with assisting nearly 2,000 enslaved individuals in escaping by utilizing their home as an essential station on the Underground Railroad.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== State Flower ===== | ||
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+ | Indiana' | ||
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+ | ===== Elvis Presley ===== | ||
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+ | Elvis Presley had his final live concert in Indianapolis in 1977, little over a month before his death from a heart attack.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== RV Capital of the World ===== | ||
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+ | Eckhart, Indiana is renowned as the "RV Capital of the World", | ||
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+ | ===== Pawnee ===== | ||
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+ | Despite being based in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana, the smash television series Parks and Recreation was actually shot in Southern California.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Michael Jackson ===== | ||
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+ | Michael Jackson grew up in Gary, Indiana, in a two-bedroom house with his family, which had eight siblings.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Back Home Again In Indiana ===== | ||
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+ | This song, which is sung yearly before the opening ceremonies of the Indianapolis 500 race over Memorial Day weekend, is possibly the most well-known song about Indiana. Ballard MacDonald and James F. Hanley wrote it, and it was originally published in 1917. The official State Song, "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away," inspired the songwriters.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== The Slippery Noodle Inn ===== | ||
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+ | The Al Brady and John Dillinger gangs frequented The Slippery Noodle Inn in Indianapolis, | ||
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+ | ===== The Indiana Dunes ===== | ||
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+ | Many uncommon plants thrive in the Indiana Dunes region on Lake Michigan' | ||
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+ | ===== Odd Indiana Laws ===== | ||
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+ | Check your gear before going fishing because it is unlawful to capture a fish using explosives, weapons, a crossbow, or your bare hands. Also, if you're very thirsty, don't go to a liquor store since it's prohibited for them to offer you a cold soft drink or water.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Big Peach ===== | ||
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+ | Look for the famed "Big Peach" in front of the produce market at Bruceville on US 41 just north of Vincennes. It stands 20 feet tall adjacent to a copy of the Washington Monument.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Greensburg’s Tower Trees ===== | ||
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+ | Greensburg residents saw a little sprig sprouting out of the corner of their courthouse tower in the 1870s. A tree had grown in the gaps of the roof, 110 feet above the earth. Other sprigs germinated as well. All but two were removed, and one grew to be 15 feet tall and five feet around. While one tree was dying, two more trees sprang and have now been there for over a century.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Vice Presidents ===== | ||
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+ | Schuyler Colfax, Thomas A. Hendricks, Charles W. Fairbanks, Thomas Marshall, Dan Quayle, and Mike Pence are the six individuals from Indiana who have been chosen vice president. Indiana has acquired the moniker " | ||
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+ | ===== Grave in the Middle of the Road ===== | ||
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+ | When Nancy Kerlin Barnett died in 1831, her family had her buried on a tiny hill near Amity overlooking Sugar Creek, which was her favorite spot. In the aftermath, a tiny cemetery was established in the region. When Camp Atterbury near Edinburgh was constructed, | ||
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+ | ===== Stolen Profits? ===== | ||
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+ | Lowell Elliot of Peru was claimed to have discovered $500,000 in cash on his property in June 1972. The money looked to have fallen from the skies. And, indeed, it did! A skyjacker had dropped his stolen money over Elliot' | ||
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+ | ===== Raising Goldfish ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Location ===== | ||
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+ | Indiana is in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of the United States.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Borders ===== | ||
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+ | Indiana is bound by Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and Illinois to the west.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Size ===== | ||
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+ | With a total area of 36,418 mi2 (94,321 km2), Indiana is the 13th smallest state, sandwiched between Kentucky and Maine.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Lake Michigan ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Indianapolis ===== | ||
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+ | Indianapolis is Indiana' | ||
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+ | ===== American Tribe ===== | ||
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+ | The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is Indiana' | ||
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+ | ===== Tourism Slogans ===== | ||
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+ | Indiana tourism slogans have included " | ||
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+ | ===== No State Fish Or Mammal ===== | ||
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+ | Indiana is one of the few states without an official state fish or animal, however the river otter has been considered.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== State Flag ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari ===== | ||
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+ | Holiday World & Splashin' | ||
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+ | ===== State Parks ===== | ||
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+ | In addition, Indiana has 24 state parks. Brown County State Park is by far the largest and most frequented. The park is well-known for its outdoor activities and fall foliage.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Lakes ===== | ||
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+ | Indiana has over 900 lakes, the greatest of which is Lake Michigan. Lake Wawasee is the state' | ||
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+ | ===== Historic Landmarks ===== | ||
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+ | Indiana also has 43 national historic landmarks. There are old earth mounds, a historic courthouse, carousels, a car factory, a cotton mill, an aqueduct, a racetrack, a war monument, churches, a covered bridge, and more on the list.[([[https:// | ||
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