Have you ever wondered “Why is every one talking about Indianapolis, I don’t get why it’s so special.” Well a few things it is known for is it’s Indy 500(a 500 mile race). Danica Patrick was the first woman to participate in the race. It has a lot of famous museums.

 about 253,691 people live in Fort Wayne(as of 2000)  2nd largest city in Indiana  It has about 17 museums

 State Abbreviation - IN State Capital - Indianapolis Largest City - Indianapolis Area - 36,420 square miles [Indiana is the 38th biggest state in the USA] Population - 6,080,485 (as of 2000) [Indiana is the 14th most populous state in the USA] Name for Residents - Indianians or Hoosiers Major Industries - agriculture (corn, soybeans, wheat), manufacturing, mining (coal, limestone), steel-making

 Indiana’s state bird is the Cardinal  Indiana’s state flower is Paeonia The Tulip Tree is Indiana’s state tree

1800 Congress Creates Indiana territory Indiana becomes 19 th state Standard oil company builds a refinery in Whiting

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 I love animals, art, observing nature mainly plants and animals. I spend most of my time outside or at my grandparents house in Pueblo. I live in Fowler and have four rabbits and a fish. I have two sisters, one is 19 and the other is 3, and one brother who is 4. That’s me!!!