Summer States No. 19 - Indiana

     Hello everybody and welcome back to another edition of Nations Made Fun! I'll be your host, Mr. Nations, your tour guide to the world! Today we'll be taking a look at the nineteenth state to be admitted to the United States, Indiana. Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get straight into it!

     Indiana Facts:

• Date of Statehood: December 11, 1816
• Capital: Indianapolis
• Population: 6,483,802 (2010)
• Size: 36,417 square miles
• Motto: The crossroads of America
• Tree: Tulip
• Flower: Peony
• Bird: Cardinal

     Fun Facts:

• The first professional baseball game was played in Fort Wayne on May 4th, 1871.
• Santa Claus, Indiana receives over half a million letters at Christmas time.
• The rapid-fire machine gun was invented in Indiana.

     Indiana on a map:

     

     Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/indiana

     https://www.50states.com/facts/indiana.htm