200 Anniversary of Indiana Thread

[Slawburger]

75 Medal of Honor Recipients
Indiana Medal of Honor Recipients

 

[Slawburger]

Superhero Museum in Elkart
Hall of Heroes Museum, Elkhart, Indiana

 

[Slawburger]

Indiana History Books
IHB: Indiana History

 

[Slawburger]

Gatling Gun Company
Dr. Richard Gatling (d. 1903) | Lost Indiana

 

[Slawburger]

Burger Chef and Soft-Serve Ice Cream
Burger Chef [Indianapolis] | Lost Indiana

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Bald cypress tress iconic to the American South extend into Indiana:

cypress trees

 

[possum_128]

Birth place of Eugene Stoner Gosport, Indiana.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

The last casualty of the American Civil War was a Hoosier, Private J. Williams, 34th Ind. Inf. Reg., Battle of Palmetto Ranch in Texas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palmito_Ranch

 

[thej27]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1494970716/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1453123569&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=indian+battles+in+indiana&dpPl=1&dpID=51O7vAQMvqL&ref=plSrch
Excellent book on some little known Indiana history. Fort Wayne and it's surrounding area was a busy place.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Wilbur Wright birthplace in Henry County.

https://www.facebook.com/WilburWrightBirthplaceMuseum/

1525N 750W, Henry County, Off Wilbur Wright Road, between New Castle and Hagerstown, IN. Take exit 131 off I70.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Bald cypress tress iconic to the American South extend into Indiana:

cypress trees

What do you suppose would happen if we were to set up a GoFundMe page to collect money to buy toupees for those poor bald cypress trees?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Fountain City, Indiana was the "Grand Central Station" of the underground railroad.

Levi Coffin House - Underground Railroad's "Grand Central Station"

 

[Kirk Freeman]

The iconic Saturday Evening Post is published in Indianapolis.

About Us | The Saturday Evening Post

 

[Kirk Freeman]

On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away--Indiana's State Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qVjOJq9IXQ

 

[2A_Tom]

Famous Hoosiers

https://visitindiana.com/about-indiana/famous-hoosiers

 

[Kirk Freeman]

The Indiana State Flag--a symbol of Liberty and Prosperity: Indiana State Flag - About the Indiana Flag, its adoption and history from NETSTATE.COM

 

[searpinski]

Indiana was the home of the horse Dan Patch. He was born in a small town (Oxford, IN) about 20 minutes outside Lafayette, IN. He broke several speed records in the early 1900s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Patch

 

[GunSlinger]

The iconic Saturday Evening Post is published in Indianapolis.

About Us | The Saturday Evening Post

I have been fortunate to see many of the original Norman Rockwell art covers that hang in that building.