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Indiana means "land of the Indians." It joined the Union in 1816 as the 19th state. Today, Indiana is a state of mostly small towns and midsize cities. Its largest city and capital is Indianapolis, where the nation's most famous auto race, the Indianapolis 500, is held each year. The state's residents are commonly referred to as "Hoosiers" although no one seems certain just how the name originated. The peony is the state flower.

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A Long-Running Fourth of July Celebration
Take Me to the River
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Indiana
A Long-Running Fourth of July Celebration
"Pekin Fourth of July Parade"
Always an Inventor
"Elwood Haynes"
Call Your Bluff!
"Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous"
Can I Ask You a Question?
"From the Emerald Isle to Little Ireland: The Legacy of Farming in Brownsburg"
Circle City Classic
"Coca-Cola Circle City Classic"
Racing Around "The Brickyard"
"Indiana's Indianapolis 500"
Take Me to the River
"Growing Up on the St. Joseph River"


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