Entered the Union: Dec. 11, 1816 (19) | Capital: Indianapolis |
Origin of Name: "Land of Indians" | State Nickname: Hoosier State |
State Motto: The Crossroads of America | |
State Song: “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away” | |
National Parks: 2 • State Parks: 24 • State Historic Sites: 17 | |
Famous for: Indianapolis 500, Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Famous Indianians: Larry Bird (Basketball), Bill Blass (Fashion Designer), Frank Borman • Virgil Grissom (Astronauts), James Dean • Buck Jones • Forrest Tucker (Actors), James R. Hoffa (Labor Leader), Michael Jackson (Singer), David Letterman (TV Host, Comedian), Schuyler Colfax • Thomas A. Hendricks • Charles W. Fairbanks • Thomas Marshall • Dan Quayle (Vice Presidents), Red Skelton (Comedian), Forrest Tucker (actor), Wilbur Wright (Airplane Inventor) |
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