Date Admitted to the Union:
December 11, 1816 - Indiana was the 19th state.
Indiana State Capital:
Indianapolis
State Nickname:
Hoosier State
State Motto:
”The Crossroads of America”
Indiana State Bird:
Cardinal
Indiana State Flower:
Peony
Indiana State Tree:
Tulip Tree
Cities With Population Over 100,000:
- Indianapolis
- Fort Wayne
- Evansville
- South Bend
Ten Famous People From Indiana :
- Larry Bird, Basketball Player
- Eugene V. Debs, Socialist Leader
- Theodore Dreiser, Author of
- Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Astronaut
- Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President
- William Henry Harrison, Ninth President
- Michael Jackson, Singer
- J. Danforth “Dan” Quayle, Vice President
- Orville Redenbacher, Entrepreneur
- John Roberts, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
