Happy National Indiana Day! Today we observe the 19th state to join the union back on December 11, 1816.
This U.S. state is located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. It is the thirty-eighth-largest by area and the seventeenth-most populous of the fifty United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis.
Indiana was the 19th state to enter the Union. 5th U.S. James Monroe had just defeated Rufus King in the 1816 presidential race to become Commander in Chief.
The second state to enter the Union from the Northwest Territory, Indiana grew rapidly.
As the “Crossroads of American, we can thank the many interstates and railroads transversing the state for getting us across the country. Indiana’s highways and byways do not keep the state from a rural feel in a growing urban world.
With an abundance of rivers, streams and farmland, Lake Michigan to the North, words don’t fail Hoosiers. Her authors, poets and songwriters have a continuous source of inspiration.
They are also inspired by a sport that started with a peach basket long ago. Basketball fills hearts of Hoosiers, as the film with the same name would tell you. As far as the citizens of the fine state go, it’s a mystery how they earn their name.
From miners, farmers, inventors, entertainers, industrialists, and many more, Indiana grows more than corn. There’s plenty to see as the heartland helps keep the country moving right along.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Join National Day Calendar® as they recognize Indiana’s pioneering and progressive history. Explore border to border and unearth the most peaceful heartland and entertaining nightlife! Use #NationalIndianaDay to share on social media.
For a complete list of Indiana State and National Parks & Historic Sites visit www.in.gov and www.nps.gov. Check out a few of the featured sites around the state below.
NATURE and HISTORY
Chain O’ Lakes State Park – Albion
Fort Harrison State Park – Indianapolis
Indiana Dunes State Park – Chesterton
McCormick’s Creek State Park– Spencer
Mounds State Park – Anderson
Shakamak State Park – Jasonville
Tippecanoe River State Park – Winamac
Turkey Run State Park – Marshall
George Obear Overlook Park – Delphi
George Rogers Clark Historic Site – Vincennes
MUSEUMS
Conner Prairie – Fishers
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis – Indianapolis
Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science – Evansville
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum – Indianapolis
Grissom Air Museum – Peru
James Whitcomb Riley Museum – Indianapolis
Angel Mounds – Evansville
Hidden Treasures
Kirkwood Observatory – Bloomington
West Baden Springs Hotel – West Baden Springs
Cathedral Labyrinth – New Harmony
Gennett Records Walk of Fame – Richmond
We also observe these famous figures born in Indiana of whom are still recognized today for their past accomplishments, heroics, talents, ingenuity and innovations: Little Turtle, Chief Menominee, Juliet V. Strauss, Wilbur Wright, James Whitcomb Riley, Cole Porter, Wendell Willkie, Ernie Pyle, Orville Redenbacher, Kurt Vonnegut, Gil Hodges, James Dean, Dan Quayle, John Mellencamp, Larry Bird, and Michael Jackson.
Visit the link below to see those of notable birth who were not mentioned on the list above.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Indiana
Here's to The Hoosier State!
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