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In 1871 the first major league pro baseball game was played in Fort Wayne in this state |
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$600 |
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THE 50 STATES |
2008-12-11 |
#5584 |
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Of states with Lake Michigan shoreline, it has the least, 41 miles |
Indiana
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$1,000 |
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THE 50 STATES |
2005-06-14 |
#4797 |
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Nestled between Ohio & Illinois, it's the smallest mainland state in area west of the Appalachians |
Indiana
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$400 |
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U.S. STATES |
2001-10-08 |
#3931 |
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This state's lowest point, 320 feet, lies at the junction of the Wabash & the Ohio Rivers |
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U.S. STATES |
1997-02-17 |
#2876 |
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In 1913 this state chose "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" as its state song |
Indiana
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$1,000 |
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U.S. STATES |
1995-11-21 |
#2582 |
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The Hoosier National Forest is its only national forest |
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$300 |
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U.S. STATES |
1994-12-01 |
#2359 |
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Between 1980 & 1990 the City of Gary in this state lost 23.2% of its population |
Indiana
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$300 |
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THE 50 STATES |
1993-07-02 |
#2050 |
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Studebaker, which closed its South Bend plant in 1963, was the last major automaker based in this state |
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$500 |
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U.S. STATES |
1991-07-08 |
#1596 |
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William Henry Harrison won the Battle of Tippecanoe near Lafayette in what is now this state |
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$500 |
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U.S. STATES |
1990-10-11 |
#1404 |
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The 1st long-distance automobile race on a track took place in 1911 in this midwestern state |
Indiana
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$400 |
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U.S. STATES |
1989-11-01 |
#1188 |
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The Battle of Tippecanoe took place in 1811 near present-day Lafayette in this Midwestern state |
Indiana
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$500 |
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U.S. STATES |
1989-04-13 |
#1074 |
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Perhaps this state's romance with cars began in 1894 when one was driven on Pumpkinvine Pike in Kokomo |
Indiana
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$200 |
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THE 50 STATES |
1988-12-30 |
#1000 |
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Its motto is "The Crossroads of America", & its song, "On The Banks Of The Wabash" |
Indiana
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$400 |
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U.S. STATES |
1988-09-21 |
#928 |