Hoosier History Highlights

05/11/2025

May 11, 1852 Charles W. Fairbanks was born in a log cabin in Ohio. As a young man he moved to Indiana and became a U.S. senator. In 1904 he was elected to serve as vice president under Theodore Roosevelt.

May 12, 1825 Marquis de Lafayette visited Jeffersonville on his visit to all 24 states of the Union at that time. Called “The Hero of Two Worlds,” he had served as a general in the American Revolutionary War.

May 14, 1869 Indiana ratified the 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution, which prohibits the denial of voting rights based upon race or color of skin.

May 15, 1902 The Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Circle was formally dedicated. General Lew Wallace was Master of Ceremonies. The program included the reading of a poem by James Whitcomb Riley and music written and performed by John Philip Sousa.

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1. What is the state flower of Indiana?
2. Indiana’s first constitution was written in what city?
3. How many counties are in Indiana?
4. On the official Seal of the State of Indiana, what type of animal is jumping over a log?

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Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken of the Borg-Warner trophy which is presented to the winner of the Indianapolis 500.

“Will it not be wise to allow the friendship between nations to rest upon deep and permanent things? Irritations of the cuticle must not be confounded with heart failure.”

-Benjamin Harrison

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1. Peony
2. Corydon, Indiana
3. 92 counties
4. Bison

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