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Tomato juice was first served at a French Lick, Indiana, hotel in 1925.The first tomato juice factory was also in French Lick, IN.
The world's largest orchid species collection is found at Ball StateUniversity in Muncie , Indiana.
The first regulated speed limit (20 - 25 mph!) was initiated on IndianaRoads in 1921.
The steepest railroad grade in the world is in Madison, Indiana.
An average of 400 funnel clouds are sighted each year in Indiana.
The city of Gary, Indiana, was built on fill brought from the bottom of LakeMichigan through suction pipes.
There are only two Adams fireplaces in the United States.One is in the White House and the other in the Diner Home in Indiana.
Josie Orr, wife of former Indiana Governor Robert Orr, flew bombers andCargo planes during World War II..
The Indianapolis Methodist Hospital is the largest Hospital in the Midwest.
One of the first complete bathrooms in Indianapolis was in the home ofHoosier poet, James Whitcomb Riley.
The career of Dorothy Lamour (famous for the Bing Crosby-Bob Hope RoadMovies) was launched in Indianapolis.
Aviatrix Amelia Earhart was once a Professor at Purdue University.
Crown Hill Cemetery ( Indianapolis ) is the largest cemetery in the U.S.
The library in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, houses one of the Largest genealogy libraries in America.
Wabash, Indiana, was the first electrified city in the U.S.
Pendleton, Indiana, was the site of the first hanging of a white man forKilling Indians.
The Courthouse roof in Greensburg , Indiana, has a tree growing from it.
The world's first transistor radio was made in Indianapolis.
Clark Gable and wife Carole Lombard (born in Fort Wayne, IN) honeymooned AtLake Barbee near Warsaw, Indiana.
The American Beauty Rose was developed at Richmond, Indiana.
Elkhart, Indiana, is the band instrument capitol of the World.
Frank Sinatra first sang with the Tommy Dorsey band at the Lyric Theater InIndianapolis.
Purdue Alumnus, Earl Butz, served as the Secretary of Agriculture.
U.S. 231 is the longest highway in Indiana (231miles).
Johnny Appleseed is buried at Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The singing McGuire Sisters spent their childhood summers at the Church OfGod Campground in Anderson, Indiana.
The main station of the Underground Railroad was in Fountain County,Indiana.
There are 154 acres of sculpture gardens and trails at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
La Porte County is the only county in America having 2 functioningCourthouses. (I think we can add Vanderburgh and Elkhart Counties in With that also.)
Nancy Hanks Lincoln is buried in Posey County, Indiana.
Crawfordsville , Indiana ( Montgomery County ) is the only site in the Worldwhere crinoids are found. (What is a Crinoid, you ask? A form of deep-watermarine life that looks something Like a starfish.)
Pendleton, Indiana, was the site of the 'Fall Creek Massacre'..A museum Housing 3500 artifacts of pioneer Heritage now exists on that site.
St. Meinrad Archabbey is located in Spencer County and is one of only 2Archabbeys in the U.S. And seven in the World. (Abbey Press is an operationof the archabbey.)
A Buzz Bomb (German - WWII), believed to be the only one on public Displayin the nation, can be found on the Putnam County Courthouse lawn inGreencastle.
Roberta Turpin Willett was born in Indiana.
James Dean was born and is buried in Farimount,Indiana.
The world's tallest woman lived in Indiana.
Red Skelton was born in Vincennes, Indiana.
Mae West and Claude Akins were from Bedford,Indiana.
The inventor of the television, Philo T. Farnsworth, lived in Fort Wayne,Indiana.
Forrest Tucker was from Pendleton, Indiana.
Bob Greise is from Evansville, Indiana and was quarterback at PurdueUniversity in West Lafayette, IN.
Toni Tenille (of The Captain and Tenille) is from Indiana.
Oprah Winfrey built her residence in N/W Indiana.Florence Henderson is from Indiana.
The much sought-after Hoosier Cabinets are an Indiana product.90% of the world's popcorn is grown in Indiana.The Jackson Five are from Gary, Indiana.
The birthplace of the automobile, the pneumatic rubber tire, The aluminum casting process, stainless steel and the first Push-button car radio was in Kokomo, Indiana.
Frank Borman, NASA Astronaut, born in Gary
Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom NASA Astronaut was born In Mitchell
And you thought there Was only corn in Indiana
Tomato juice was first served at a French Lick, Indiana, hotel in 1925.The first tomato juice factory was also in French Lick, IN.
The world's largest orchid species collection is found at Ball StateUniversity in Muncie , Indiana.
The first regulated speed limit (20 - 25 mph!) was initiated on IndianaRoads in 1921.
The steepest railroad grade in the world is in Madison, Indiana.
An average of 400 funnel clouds are sighted each year in Indiana.
The city of Gary, Indiana, was built on fill brought from the bottom of LakeMichigan through suction pipes.
There are only two Adams fireplaces in the United States.One is in the White House and the other in the Diner Home in Indiana.
Josie Orr, wife of former Indiana Governor Robert Orr, flew bombers andCargo planes during World War II..
The Indianapolis Methodist Hospital is the largest Hospital in the Midwest.
One of the first complete bathrooms in Indianapolis was in the home ofHoosier poet, James Whitcomb Riley.
The career of Dorothy Lamour (famous for the Bing Crosby-Bob Hope RoadMovies) was launched in Indianapolis.
Aviatrix Amelia Earhart was once a Professor at Purdue University.
Crown Hill Cemetery ( Indianapolis ) is the largest cemetery in the U.S.
The library in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, houses one of the Largest genealogy libraries in America.
Wabash, Indiana, was the first electrified city in the U.S.
Pendleton, Indiana, was the site of the first hanging of a white man forKilling Indians.
The Courthouse roof in Greensburg , Indiana, has a tree growing from it.
The world's first transistor radio was made in Indianapolis.
Clark Gable and wife Carole Lombard (born in Fort Wayne, IN) honeymooned AtLake Barbee near Warsaw, Indiana.
The American Beauty Rose was developed at Richmond, Indiana.
Elkhart, Indiana, is the band instrument capitol of the World.
Frank Sinatra first sang with the Tommy Dorsey band at the Lyric Theater InIndianapolis.
Purdue Alumnus, Earl Butz, served as the Secretary of Agriculture.
U.S. 231 is the longest highway in Indiana (231miles).
Johnny Appleseed is buried at Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The singing McGuire Sisters spent their childhood summers at the Church OfGod Campground in Anderson, Indiana.
The main station of the Underground Railroad was in Fountain County,Indiana.
There are 154 acres of sculpture gardens and trails at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
La Porte County is the only county in America having 2 functioningCourthouses. (I think we can add Vanderburgh and Elkhart Counties in With that also.)
Nancy Hanks Lincoln is buried in Posey County, Indiana.
Crawfordsville , Indiana ( Montgomery County ) is the only site in the Worldwhere crinoids are found. (What is a Crinoid, you ask? A form of deep-watermarine life that looks something Like a starfish.)
Pendleton, Indiana, was the site of the 'Fall Creek Massacre'..A museum Housing 3500 artifacts of pioneer Heritage now exists on that site.
St. Meinrad Archabbey is located in Spencer County and is one of only 2Archabbeys in the U.S. And seven in the World. (Abbey Press is an operationof the archabbey.)
A Buzz Bomb (German - WWII), believed to be the only one on public Displayin the nation, can be found on the Putnam County Courthouse lawn inGreencastle.
Roberta Turpin Willett was born in Indiana.
James Dean was born and is buried in Farimount,Indiana.
The world's tallest woman lived in Indiana.
Red Skelton was born in Vincennes, Indiana.
Mae West and Claude Akins were from Bedford,Indiana.
The inventor of the television, Philo T. Farnsworth, lived in Fort Wayne,Indiana.
Forrest Tucker was from Pendleton, Indiana.
Bob Greise is from Evansville, Indiana and was quarterback at PurdueUniversity in West Lafayette, IN.
Toni Tenille (of The Captain and Tenille) is from Indiana.
Oprah Winfrey built her residence in N/W Indiana.Florence Henderson is from Indiana.
The much sought-after Hoosier Cabinets are an Indiana product.90% of the world's popcorn is grown in Indiana.The Jackson Five are from Gary, Indiana.
The birthplace of the automobile, the pneumatic rubber tire, The aluminum casting process, stainless steel and the first Push-button car radio was in Kokomo, Indiana.
Frank Borman, NASA Astronaut, born in Gary
Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom NASA Astronaut was born In Mitchell
And you thought there Was only corn in Indiana
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