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Indiana is the 19 th U.S. state and is located in the Midwest region of the United States of America. With over six million residents, it is ranked 15 th in population and 17 th in population density. It is 38 th in land area. Indiana is bounded on the north by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan; on the east by Ohio; on the south by Kentucky, with which it shares the Ohio River as a border; and on the west by Illinois. Indiana is one of the Great Lakes states. As of 2006, Indiana has an estimated population of 6,313,520, which is an increase of 47,501, or 0.8%, from the prior year and an increase of 233,003, or 3.8%, since the year 2000. The total gross state product in 2005 was US$214 billion in 2000 chained dollars. Indiana's per capita income, as of 2005, was US$31,150. The Calumet region of northwest Indiana is the largest steel producing area in the U.S.
Indiana is a diverse state with a few large urban areas and a number of smaller industrial cities. It is best known for the Indianapolis 500 American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend, and a strong basketball tradition, often called Hoosier Hysteria. Residents of Indiana are called Hoosiers. The state's name means "Land of the Indians" and Angel Mounds State Historic Site, one of the best preserved prehistoric Native American sites in the United States, can be found in southern Indiana.
The Indiana Mammoth Internal Improvement Act was a law passed by the Indiana General Assembly and signed by Governor Noah Noble in 1836 that greatly expanded the state of Indiana's internal improvement program. It added an additional $10 million ( USD) to spending and funded several projects, including turnpikes, canals, and railroads. The following year the state economy was adversely affected by the Panic of 1837 and the overall project ended in a near total disaster for the state, which narrowly avoided liquidation. By 1841, the government could no longer make even the interest payment, and all the projects, except the largest canal, were handed over to the state's London creditors in a negotiated partial bankruptcy in exchange for a 50% reduction in debt. Again in 1846, the last canal was surrendered to the creditors for another 50% reduction in the debt. Of the eight projects in the measure, none were completed by the state. Only two were finished by the creditors who took them over. The act is considered one of the greatest debacles in the history of the state.
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Fox News
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:23:10 -0700
A woman who was sentenced to death at age 16 for taking part in the torture and murder of a 78-year-old bible studies teacher was released from an Indiana prison Monday after growing to middle age behind bars. Paula Cooper, whose 1986 death sentence ...
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SB Nation
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:10:41 -0700
After their 5-4 win over Indiana Monday night, Mississippi State is loving TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha. More specifically, they're loving the wind that blows in from the outfield and knocks down any ball that dares approach the center and right field ...
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USA TODAY
Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:17:35 -0700
OMAHA, Neb. — Joey DeNato was Joey DeLightful in the Indiana baseball team's first-ever game at the College World Series — and may have earned a prominent spot in IU's athletic history. The junior left-hander from San Diego pitched a complete-game ...
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USA TODAY
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:16:18 -0700
At 8 years old, the son was always at the ballpark with his dad. He played catch with college players, dreaming of one day playing on dad's team. At 14, he started going with his dad to 6 a.m. workouts and taking batting practice with the Indiana Hoosiers.
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Fox News
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:24:06 -0700
As Hillary Clinton prepares for a possible presidential run in 2016, it appears that she could have knocked then-candidate Barack Obama off the 2008 primary ballot in Indiana. If anyone, including her campaign, had challenged the names and signatures ...
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USA TODAY
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:30:37 -0700
The roots of Holder's entrance lie behind an Indiana catcher's mask. Hoosiers backstopper Kyle Schwarber caught for the same Cape Cod League team that the MSU sophomore pitched for. During pregame banter one day, Schwarber suggested the now ...
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Bleacher Report
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:18:19 -0700
"It's Indiana," Hoosiers coach Tom Crean proudly reminded the media at his introductory press conference over five years ago. "What I feel is the pinnacle, the absolute pinnacle, of all of college basketball." The sentiment, the aura rang true. Crean ...
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ABC7Chicago.com
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:55:06 -0700
"We are completely baffled as to what it truly is, whether it came from one of the steel mills or something out of the smokestacks or possibly washed off one of the big barges as they came into the harbor," said Gene Davis, Indiana conservation officer.
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