Ohio inventor Charles Brush, who had once brought light to a Cleveland park, was on the hunt for a grander conquest: an entire town. Teaming with the Common Council of Wabash, Brush adorned the courthouse flagstaff with a set of four 3,candlepower lamps rigged to a generator.
In the s, Indiana took issue with this incomprehensibility, assuming that the rock ditty was intentionally mumbled to hide its lyrics' obscene nature. As such, the state's radio stations stopped airing the song at the request of Governor Matthew Walsh who was coerced into banning the number by, of all people, a contemporary teenager.
Historically, Indiana has produced more professional basketball players per capita than another state, sending 26 of every million citizens to the NBA. While a handful of states have Indiana beat in overall ice cream production, the plucky little state certainly makes the most of what it has. According to a study in , Indiana produced 87 million gallons of ice cream from only 19 factories over the course of the year. Marengo Cave : Park in Marengo, Indiana.
Oliver Winery : Winery in Bloomington, Indiana. Paoli Peaks : Ski resort in Paoli, Indiana. Urey Chemistry, Wendell M. Stanley Chemistry, Paul A.
Samuelson Economic Sciences, Philip W. Anderson Physics, Eric F. Stiglitz Economic Sciences, Richard R. Inducted in Bob Griese Quarterback. Inducted in Max Carey Center Fielder. Inducted in Edd Roush Center Fielder. Inducted in Sam Rice Right Fielder. Not only is it big, it's prestigious. Motorsports in general became popular in Indiana probably due to the large number of car manufacturers in the state.
The race has been a yearly occurrence since It's accrued a lot of ritual and ceremony over time, and now the pre- and post-race rituals are an indispensable part of the experience. The most peculiar tradition at Indy is that almost every year for the last eighty years the winner drinks a large bottle of milk.
In , the race organizers offered the attendees their own bottles of milk to toast the winner. Hoosiers, as enshrinedin their college basketball team, are big fans of being Hoosiers. It's their official demonym, and it's in their state nickname. The only rub is that nobody knows what exactly a Hoosier is.
The originof the word isa mystery that scholars have been trying to solve for over a century. Some popular theories include that it comes from the name of a famous black preacher, Reverend "Black Harry" Hosier, and that it was customary to call out "Who's here?
State poet laureate James Whitcomb Riley jokingly claimed it came from the amount of brawling and biting among Indiana men, prompting the regular question of "Whoseear?
A couple states compete for the title of "Mother of Presidents," but Indiana makes the more unique claim as "Mother of Vice Presidents. Theodore Dreiser writer; Bernard F. The state has hosted various athletic events including the Brickyard and the Indianapolis motorsports races.
Indiana is known as the "Hoosier State". The origin of this term is still being debated in the state, but it was in general use during the s, and everyone born in Indiana during that era was a Hoosier.
The exact origin of the name Hoosier is unknown although there are numerous slangs and theories attached to the term. One of the theory traces the source of the word of a necessary warning call when approaching a house on the frontier.
Hoosier is the name of various organizations and businesses in Indiana. It is also the name of one disbanded and seven active athletic conferences of the Indiana high-school athletic association and the athletic team of Indiana University.
Indiana is the first American state that does not have a version of its name as its nickname. The Bedford limestone, also known as Indiana limestone, is the most common regional name for Salem Limestone in the South-central parts of Indiana between Bedford and Bloomington. Bedford has the best quality quarried limestone in the country.
Bedford limestone is a rock which is made up of calcium carbonate. It was first deposited in the region millions of years ago.
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