Hoosier Bicentennial: December 11, 1816 - December 11, 2016

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Indiana Bicentennial
December 11, 1816 - December 11, 2016

 

President James Madison approved Indiana's admission into the union as the nineteenth state on December 11, 1816.

Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis.
Indiana is divided into 92 counties.

As of 2010, the state includes 16 metropolitan and 25 micropolitan statistical areas, 117 incorporated cities, 450 towns, and several other smaller divisions and statistical areas.

Hoosier History Highlights: http://www.in.gov/ibc/2614.htm

Happy Birthday, INDIANA!

The Home of Wheel Horse Tractors!

 

The Indiana State Flag was designed by Paul Hadley of Mooresville, Indiana. In 1914, the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution offered a prize of $100 to the person who could design a state banner. Paul Hadley's design was accepted and submitted to the General Assembly of 1917 for official adoption. The addition of the word INDIANA was the only change made by the General Assembly.

The torch stands for liberty and enlightenment and the rays show their far-reaching influence. The thirteen original states are represented by the outer circle of thirteen stars. The inner five stars represent the next five states to enter the union. The larger star above the torch signifies the nineteenth state - Indiana.

*  http://www.in.gov/history/2687.htm 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 11, 2016 by ztnoo

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     Indiana

 

Of all the great things to come out of that state...

 I wonder how this didn't make the coin.   

 

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Thanks for the information.

Today, my small town will dedicate a new "green space" area in the heart of downtown. This is in conjunction with the Indiana Bicentennial.

[ztnoo 2,298]

You may be just far enough south today that the "green space" will in fact remain green.

There's no green up here in Grant Co.

It's all WHITE, today!!