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Designed by Paul Hadley of Mooresville - adopted by 1917 Indiana General Assembly
Official description from Indiana Code 1-2-2-1: Its dimensions shall be three (3) feet fly by two (2) feet hoist; or five (5) feet fly by three (3) feet hoist; or any size proportionate to either of those dimensions. The field of the flag shall be blue with nineteen (19) stars and a flaming torch in gold or buff. Thirteen (13) stars shall be arranged in an outer circle, representing the original thirteen (13) states; five (5) stars shall be arranged in a half circle below the torch and inside the outer circle of stars, representing the states admitted prior to Indiana; and the nineteenth star, appreciably larger than the others and representing Indiana shall be placed above the flame of the torch. The outer circle of stars shall be so arranged that one (1) star shall appear directly in the middle at the top of the circle, and the word "Indiana" shall be placed in a half circle over and above the star representing Indiana and midway between it and the star in the centre above it. Rays shall be shown radiating from the torch to the three (3) stars on each side of the star in the upper centre of the circle.
Official description from Indiana Code 1-2-2-1: Its dimensions shall be three (3) feet fly by two (2) feet hoist; or five (5) feet fly by three (3) feet hoist; or any size proportionate to either of those dimensions. The field of the flag shall be blue with nineteen (19) stars and a flaming torch in gold or buff. Thirteen (13) stars shall be arranged in an outer circle, representing the original thirteen (13) states; five (5) stars shall be arranged in a half circle below the torch and inside the outer circle of stars, representing the states admitted prior to Indiana; and the nineteenth star, appreciably larger than the others and representing Indiana shall be placed above the flame of the torch. The outer circle of stars shall be so arranged that one (1) star shall appear directly in the middle at the top of the circle, and the word "Indiana" shall be placed in a half circle over and above the star representing Indiana and midway between it and the star in the centre above it. Rays shall be shown radiating from the torch to the three (3) stars on each side of the star in the upper centre of the circle.
Nickname: The Hoosier State.
Capital: Indianapolis.
Constitution: The 19th State.
Statehood: December 11th 1816.
Motto: The Crossroads of America
History:
The first people to live in the Indiana region were probably prehistoric Indians called Mound Builders. When the French explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, arrived in 1679, there were only a few hundred Indians. Most of them belonged to the Miami tribe. Many more tribes settled there during the 1700's and 1800's.
French and British traders competed with each other from the beginning of the fur trade with the Indians in the early 1700's. France gave up the Indiana region to Britain in 1763, after a series of wars. Colonists seized control of the region during the American Revolution (1775-1783).
The economy expanded during the 1850's. Railways pushed into the state, cities began to grow, and farming and industry boomed.
In 1906, the United States Steel Corporation began building the city of Gary, and put its largest steel plant there. The port of Indiana on Lake Michigan opened in 1970. It serves ocean-going ships.
Bird:
The Cardinal - Adopted 1933.
Economy:
Agriculture: Corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, dairy products, eggs.
Industry: Steel, electric equipment, transportation equipment, chemical products, petroleum and coal products, machinery.
Flower:
The Peony - Adopted 1957.
Origin of state's name:
"Land of the Indians".
Tree:
The Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Adopted 1931.
The first people to live in the Indiana region were probably prehistoric Indians called Mound Builders. When the French explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, arrived in 1679, there were only a few hundred Indians. Most of them belonged to the Miami tribe. Many more tribes settled there during the 1700's and 1800's.
French and British traders competed with each other from the beginning of the fur trade with the Indians in the early 1700's. France gave up the Indiana region to Britain in 1763, after a series of wars. Colonists seized control of the region during the American Revolution (1775-1783).
The economy expanded during the 1850's. Railways pushed into the state, cities began to grow, and farming and industry boomed.
In 1906, the United States Steel Corporation began building the city of Gary, and put its largest steel plant there. The port of Indiana on Lake Michigan opened in 1970. It serves ocean-going ships.
Bird:
The Cardinal - Adopted 1933.
Economy:
Agriculture: Corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, dairy products, eggs.
Industry: Steel, electric equipment, transportation equipment, chemical products, petroleum and coal products, machinery.
Flower:
The Peony - Adopted 1957.
Origin of state's name:
"Land of the Indians".
Tree:
The Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Adopted 1931.