Presentation By: Makenna Kepner
Facts about
Indiana
“The Hoosier State”
Motto“The Crossroads of
America”
Nickname
State CapitalIndianapolis
State Population6,080,485People in
2006
THE LARGEST CITY:Indianapolis
798,382
Date of StatehoodDecember 11, 1816
The 19th State
Indiana’s Bordering States
1. Michigan2. Ohio
3. Kentucky4. Illinois
The Midwest Region
Tulip Poplar
STATE FLOWERSTATE TREE
Peony
STATE BIRDCardinal
State Gemstone
Limestone
Sources:• Atlas• http://newsinfo.iu.edu/• http://www.indianahistory.org/• http://lh4.ggpht.com/