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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.

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2 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.

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

4  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

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

6 1800 Congress Creates Indiana territory Indiana becomes 19 th state 1816 1889 Standard oil company builds a refinery in Whiting

7 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_indianapolis_famous _for http://awesomeamerica.com/indiana/ http://www.cityoffortwayne.org/ http://www.thingstodo.com/states/IN/ history.htm#.UUDTGjclepA http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&q=pictures+of+india na&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.44158598,d.aWM&biw=1024&bih=625&um =1&ie=UTF- 8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=GaRQUffpOoe9yQGhzIGwDw Indiana Ann Heinrichs

8  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!!!


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