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Interesting Indiana Facts
The worlds first Skyscraper
was built in Chicago in 1893. In Nauvoo, the first Mormon Temple was
constructed.
The first McDonalds was in Des
Plaines. The tallest building in Chicago is the Sears Tower. The first state to
ratify
the
13th
Amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery was Illinois. President Ronald
Reagan boyhood home is
in Dixon. The largest man-made lake
in Illinois is in Carlyle. Square dancing is the state dance of Illinois. On
Saint
Patrick’s Day,
the Chicago River is dyed green. Largest Cities: Chicago, Rockford, Aurora,
Springfield, and Peoria-Border
States: Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Capital City:
Indianapolis-Statehood: December
11,1816 (19th)-Population: 6,001,000 Nickname: Hoosier State-Motto: The Crossroads of
America-Origin of State Name:
"Land of the Indians."-Counties: 92-Largest Cities: Indianapolis, Fort
Wayne, Evansville, Gary, South Bend-Border States:
Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio-
Land Area: 35,936 sq. mi.,38th largest-Highest Point: Franklin Township, 1,257 ft.-Lowest
Point: Ohio River, 320 ft. State Bird: Cardinal-State Flower: Peony-State Tree: Tulip tree
(liriodendron tulipifera)
State Song: On the banks of the Wabash.
State Web Site:
www.state.in.us
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