1Raising Goldfish1

Believe it or not, the first successful goldfish farm in the U.S. was opened in Martinsville, IN, in 1899.

2Dear Santa1

Every year, Santa Claus, IN still receives more than 500,000 “Dear Santa” letters.

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Corn, Corn, Corn1

Indiana is actually one of the biggest popcorn producers in the U.S., contributing over 20% to the supply. And almost 50% of all cropland in Indiana is corn.

Indiana actually has its own 20-foot tall “Big Peach” that stands next to a Washington Monument replica in Bruceville, IN. You can see it if you’re driving on U.S. 41 just north of Vincennes.1

Did you know that there have been five men from Indiana who have been elected as vice president? These men include:

Schuyler ColfaxThomas A. HendricksCharles W. Fairbanks

Thomas MarshallDan Quayle

There are two really strange laws still intact in Indiana:

“Before you go fishing, check your gear because it is illegal to catch a fish with dynamite, firearms, a crossbow or your bare hands.1”

It’s illegal for liquor stores to sell you cold soft drinks or water.

Strange, eh?

In 1972, Lowell Elliot of Peru found $500,000 cash on his farm that seemed to have fallen from the sky.1 Instead of keeping the money for himself, he actually returned the money to the police. Later, it was found that the money had actually fallen from the sky when a parachuter dropped the stolen money over Elliot’s farm.

Nancy Kerlin Barnett was buried on a small hill near the village of Amity overlooking Sugar Creek in 1831 and, later, a cemetery was formed. When Camp Atterbury was being formed, many cemeteries were being uprooted and moved to di�erent locations, including the one Nancy was in, but Nancy’s son objected. Not too much later, the town wanted to build a bridge where she was buried, and, this time, a grandson protected the burial site. The country had to build a road around it, and it was named a historical marker in 1912.

The shore of Lake Michigan in Indiana is home to the Indiana Dunes, a place that habitats “many unusual plans, including prickly pear cactus, lichen mosses, bearberry and more than 20 varieties of orchids.1” The largest living sand dune, Mount Baldy, “moves away from the shore a few feet each year.”

As one of Indiana’s older bars, The Slippery Noodle Inn has served a variety of patrons, including the Al Brady and John Dillinger gangs during Prohibition.1 Using the back of the building for target practice, “several bullets remain embedded in the lower east wall.”

Composed by Ballard MacDonald and James F. Hanley in 1917, “Back Home Again in Indiana” is the best-known song about Indiana. Every year over Memorial Day weekend, it is sung during the opening ceremonies of the Indy 500.

Back Home Again in Indiana1

The Slippery Noodle Inn

It’s Sandy

“Grave in the Middle of the Road1”

Falling Money

Odd Indiana Laws

Mother of Vice Presidents1

Peaches Aren’t Just In Georgia

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Sources:

1. https://visitindiana.com/about-indiana/fun-facts

For every preconceived notion there is about Indiana, there is also a little known, interesting fact about our great state. From raising vice presidents to housing one of the largest sand dunes, Indiana has a rather fascinating history.

Learn more about the Hoosier state by reading these little known facts gathered by Indiana’s o�cial travel planning source, Visit Indiana (www.visitindiana.com).