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Indiana
Indiana:

This longtime ancestral home of numerous American Indian tribes, would eventually be named Indiana Territory," Land of Indians," by the U.S. Congress.

The French first journeyed here in 1614, then the British. For decades they fought each other (and the Indians) for control of this strategic and fertile land.

Shortly after the Revolutionary War ended, eastern settlers began to arrive. Within 30 short years, the Indians were defeated and expelled, and this Land of Indians would change dramatically.

From 1889 - 1910, the Standard Oil Company, U.S. Steel Corporation, and others, built huge facilities along Lake Michigan's shoreline, creating industrial towns (almost overnight) and transforming Indiana into a steel and oil refining mecca.

Productive farms soon covered the rural areas, and immigrants by the thousands began anew in the Hoosier State.

The 20th Century brought economic change, as high-tech and service industries jumped to prominence, and Indiana tourism opened the eyes of travelers.

Famed for Abe Lincoln's Log Cabin, the Indy 500, and of course, basketball, perhaps Indiana's most endearing charms are its small town attitudes and lifestyles still found throughout the state.

Indiana

The winning entry in a contest held in 1916 by the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Indiana flag was officially adopted in 1917.

The centered gold torch on the blue field is said to represent liberty and enlightenment.

The outer ring of stars (thirteen) symbolizes the original colonies. The lower five represent the next states to join the Union, and the largest star at the top is for Indiana, the 19th State.

Official name: Indiana
Capital: Indianapolis
Statehood: Dec. 11, 1816 the 19th state
State nickname: The Hoosier State
Name for residents: Indianians or Hoosiers
State motto: The crossroads of America
Abbreviation: IN

Indiana's Historical Event's:

10,000-8000 bc Paleo-Indian hunters range across North America, including Indiana.
about 4000 bc Archaic culture appears in Indiana.
about 500 bc Mound Builders appear in Indiana.
ad 1100-1300 Algonquian-speaking peoples migrate into Indiana.
1679 The French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, passes through Indiana on his way to the Mississippi River.
about 1715 The French establish the first trading post in the Indiana region, near present-day Fort Wayne.
about 1732 The French erect a fort at Vincennes, the first permanent settlement in Indiana.
1763 Indiana comes under British control; Native Americans under the leadership of Pontiac rebel against the British.
1779 George Rogers Clark of Virginia captures Vincennes during the American Revolution.
1800 The Indiana Territory is created.
1811 A force led by William Henry Harrison defeats a Native American alliance at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
1816 Indiana becomes the 19th state to enter the Union (December 11).
1818 Extensive lands in central Indiana, known as the New Purchase, are bought by the state from the Native Americans.
1820 The New Purchase is opened to settlers.
1825 Indianapolis replaces Corydon as the state capital.
1825 Robert Owen founds the idealistic community of New Harmony on the site of the communal village of Harmonie.
1847 The first major railroad line in the state, between Indianapolis and Madison, is completed.
1863 Confederate troops led by John Hunt Morgan invade southern Indiana.
1889 An oil refinery at Whiting becomes the first major industrial plant in the Calumet.
1906 The United States Steel Corporation builds Gary's first large steel mill.
1911 The first Indianapolis 500 automobile race is held.
1937 The Ohio River overflows, flooding much of southern Indiana.
1956 The Indiana Toll Road, across northern Indiana, opens.
1970 The Port of Indiana is completed at Burns Waterway Harbor.
1990 Work begins on an ambitious downtown development in Indianapolis.

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