Indiana History

Indiana has long been inhabited by Native American peoples, and was part of the Mississippian cultural area.

The territory was claimed as part of the French empire until 1763. Following the Seven Years' War (generally known in the US as the "French and Indian War"), control of the area passed to Britain. In 1783, after the American Revolution, the area became part of the United States' Northwest Territory.

In 1816, Indiana was the 19th state admitted to the Union. As no slavery was allowed, it made an attractive destination for immigrants from Kentucky who disapproved of slavery.

At the outset of the American Civil War (1861 to 1865), Indiana was an enthusiastic contributor to the Union cause: more than three times as many men as Lincoln had called for volunteered. As the war went on with heavy casualties, war weariness did gradually begin to set in, and it was eventually necessary to introduce recruitment bounties and finally a draft (although 95% of Hoosiers who fought in the civil war were volunteers). over all Indiana supplied about 200,000 men to the Union army (about 15% of the state's entire population), and more than one in eight of these lost their lives during the war.

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, industry began to arrive in Indiana which had previously been an agricultural state. This new industry included U.S. Steel and a number of automobile manufacturers. A testing facility for automobiles, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built in 1909, and from 1911 it has been the site of the famous Indianopolis 500.

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The Indiana Way: A State History

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Product Description: This book covers the history of the Hoosier State from prehistoric times to the present, paying particular attention to the social, economic, cultural, and political contexts in which the state's significant historical figures, both heroes and villains, played out their roles. Published by Indiana University Press and the Indiana Historical Society.

Richmond Indiana: Its Physical Development and Aesthetic Heritage to 1920

By Mary Raddant Tomlan

Indiana Historical Society
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A city’s history is made visible in its buildings, structures, sites and landscaping. A history of the architecture of Richmond, Indiana, is explored in this new book through more than 130 illustrations, including maps, subdivision plats, aerial views, and streetscapes that put individual buildings in their urban settings. The book gives readers access to Richmond’s history by examining its physical nature along with a broad range of factors involved in decades of growth and change. For readers who are familiar with Richmond, the book brings a fresh understanding of a well known place; for those just being introduced to Richmond, the book presents ideas applicable to the study of other communities, and an understanding of how developments in one community contribute to a broader state or national picture.

Frontier Indiana (A History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier)

By Reverend Andrew R. L. Cayton

Indiana University Press
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Frontier Indiana

Andrew R. L. Cayton

"The research and scholarship that went into the work are excellent; so good, in fact, that the book should be on the required text list for all Transappalachian frontier courses." -- History

Cayton's lively new history of the frontier period in Indiana puts the focus on people, on how they lived, how they viewed their world, and what motivated them. Here are the stories of Sieur de Vincennes, John Francis Hamtramck, Little Turtle, Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison, Tenskwatawa, Calvin Fletcher -- along with many more familiar (and not so familiar) early Hoosiers.

Sales territory is worldwideA History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier1996; 360 pages, 20 b&w photos, 2 maps, index, 6 x 9cloth 0-253-33048-3 $39.95 L / £28.50paper 0-253-21217-0 $18.95 t / £13.50

Wayne County, Indiana: The Battles for the Courthouse

By Carolyn LaFever

The History Press
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The residents of Wayne County, Indiana, have battled about the county seat location since its formation in 1810. There have been three county seats and six courthouses. The disagreement--started between settlers from Salisbury and Centerville--was bitterly debated in the Indiana Territory legislature. Although Salisbury was the first county seat, it was moved to Centerville soon after Indiana's ratification as a state, and Salisbury faded into a lost town. For fifty-two years, Centerville maintained power, building two courthouses and a jail, until Richmond asserted its dominance in the state legislature. The struggle for the reins of power in Wayne County was Indiana's longest-running feud, igniting untold amounts of community pride. Join Wayne County historian Carolyn Lafever as she shares this story of conflict and courthouses, from tumultuous beginning to peaceful end.

Indiana History!: Surprising Secrets About Our State's Founding Mothers, Fathers & Kids! (Carole Marsh Indiana Books)

By Carole Marsh

Gallopade Intl
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In this unique and timely state history title, students will explore what their own family members' contributions to Indiana's history have been as well as what contributions they would like would like to make to their state as they grow up. Covers: What is Indiana history? Who is important in our state's history? When is history? Where have the most important historical events taken place? Why should kids care about Indiana history? and much more. Using critical historic epochs as a backdrop, the author cleverly convinces kids that ordinary citizens are the truly important role-players in our state's success. Includes reproducible activities, glossary, bibliography and index. Free teacher's guide gives specific suggestions & instructions on how to get max educational value from this book.

Indiana Wine: A History

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Product Description: With the coming of prohibition, the idea of Indiana wine was lost. It was not until the passing of the Small Winery law in 1971 that winemaking began anew in the state. Today some 25 wineries, large and small, produce a wide-variety of Indiana wine. Here is a delightful guide to these wineries, their wines, and the people who make them.

Our Towns: Remembering Community in Indiana

By John E. Bodnar

Indiana Historical Society
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For 20 years, the Indiana University Oral History Center collected interviews from hundreds of people who lived in Indiana for most of the twentieth century. John Bodnar discovered in these interviews a unique opportunity to examine the true nature of Indiana communities in the early part of the century. Did a fundamental notion of community actually exist in the shared consciousness of those questioned? What were its values? When and how did it change? How did it differ from nostalgic depictions such as Thornton WilderÍs Our Town?

Opera for All Seasons: 60 Years of Indiana University Opera Theater

By Marianne Williams Tobias

Indiana University Press
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From operas presented in reconfigured army barracks to those mounted on a stage rivaling that of New York's Metropolitan Opera House, Indiana University Opera Theater has grown into a world-class training ground for opera's next generation. A lavishly illustrated history, Opera for All Seasons captures the excitement, hard work, and talent that distinguish each performance and that have made IU Opera Theater what it is today. More than 300 photos and drawings illustrate six decades of opera production from the inaugural Tales of Hoffman, a legendary Parsifal, and a performance of Martin 's Greek Passion at the Met, to the 2008 La Bohème -- the first opera streamed live on the internet from Indiana University to a worldwide audience. Opera lovers will delight in this sumptuous memento of IU Opera Theater's glorious history.

Children of the Mill: Schooling and Society in Gary, Indiana, 1906-1960 (Studies in the History of Education)

By Ronald D. Cohen

Routledge
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Gary, Indiana was founded in 1906 and was part of the US Steel Corporation's plan to build the world's largest steel mill. The city's school system became world-famous as a progressive educational experiment until the 1930s when a changing political and economic climate led to an erosion of the system, which faced a serious overcrowding crisis in the 1950s. Blending social and intellectual history, the author examines the economic, political, and cultural context of the unique educational experience developed in this urban industrial centre.

Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War

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Product Description: This book chronicles for the first time the military activities of Indiana Quakers during America’s bloodiest war and explores the motivation behind the abandonment, at least temporarily, of their long-standing testimony against war.

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