Hoosier History Highlights

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    March 17 – March 23

    This Week in Indiana History


    Appleseed March 18, 1845 Johnny Appleseed [John Chapman], American pioneer nurseryman (introduced apple trees to Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois), dies at 70 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

    FACT OR FOLKLORE?

    VERNAL EQUINOX Did you know you can balance an egg on its end during the March 20vernal equinox?

    March 22, 1912   Karl Sekulovich was born in Chicago and grew up in Gary, where he was active in the drama department at Emerson High School.  Under the screen name Karl Malden, he became a skilled character actor, appearing in scores of films.  He won an Academy Award for his role in “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

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    March 20, 1954      The team from the small high school in Milan, Indiana, won the state basketball championship. The Milan Indians defeated the powerhouse Muncie Central Bearcats, who were going for their third state title in four years. The victory was the inspiration for “Hoosiers,” one of the most popular sports movies of all time.
    Milan

    Spades Library March 22, 1912  The Spades Park Branch Library was dedicated in Indianapolis.  Andrew Carnegie built 164 libraries in Indiana, and this is the only one featuring an Italianesque style.  The Spades Park branch continues to serve the community near Brookside Park.

    Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken at Fountain Square in Indianapolis.

    Fountain Square

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    Indiana Quick Quiz

    1. In what county is Rome, Indiana?

    2. Name the Hoosier who wrote the book Friendly Persuasion.

    3. What fruit is called the “Indiana banana?

    4. Born in Portland Indiana, who invented the metal alloy stellite and co-discovered stainless steel?

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    Answers

    1. Perry County

    2. Jessamyn West

    3. Paw Paw

    4. Elwood Haynes

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