Indiana History
Learn some of the most interesting facts about our state.
What is a Hoosier?
What are people in Indiana called “Hoosiers?”
What is Indiana’s state tree? Click the button to find out.
Indiana's 92 Counties
All 92 Indiana counties and who they are named after.
Our state’s history up to 1779
The preparation of statehood for the Indiana Territory
Indiana Admitted as the 19th State
The settlement of the Hoosier State.
Indiana Education, Religion, and the Civil War
The beginnings of state education, religion, and Indiana’s role in the Civil War.
The Development of Modern Indiana
Post Civil War Indiana and its Leadership.
Indiana a State of Change
The industrial awakening of the state of Indiana.
Indiana and the Roaring Twenties
The rise of the Ku Klux Klan into Indiana politics.
Indiana and Another World War
The World War II era in Indiana