Statehood:  December 11, 1816 (19^th State)

State Song: "On the Banks of the Wabash , Far Away" (1913)

State Bird: cardinal (1933)

State Tree: tulip tree (1931)

State Flower: peony (1957)

State River : Wabash ;

State Stone: limestone

State Nickname: Hoosier State :

State Motto: "The Crossroads of America "

Highest Point: The highest point in Indiana is Hoosier Hill in Franklin Township at 1,257 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Indiana is 320 feet above sea level, where the Wabash River flows into the Ohio River, in Posey County .

Largest cities: Indianapolis, 784,118; Fort Wayne, 223,341; Evansville, 115,918; South Bend, 105,262; Gary, 98,715; Hammond, 79,217; Bloomington, 69,017; Muncie, 66,164; Lafayette, 60,459; Carmel, 59,243

Famous Hoosiers:

George Ade humorist, Kentland
Leon Ames actor, Portland
Anne Baxter actress, Michigan City
Larry Bird basketball player, French Lick
Bill Blass fashion designer, Fort Wayne
Hoagy Carmichael songwriter, Bloomington
James Dean actor, Marion
Eugene V. Debs Socialist leader, Terre Haute
Theodore Dreiser writer, Terre Haute
Bernard F. Gimbel merchant, Vincennes
Virgil Grissom astronaut, Mitchell
Alfred Bertram Guthrie author, Bedford

Population (Quick Facts): 6,313,520:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18000.html

Official State website:

http://www.in.gov/

State Legislature:

http://www.in.gov/legislative/

Capital of Indiana : Indianapolis, Indiana

http://www.indygov.org/home.htm

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.in.gov/agriculture.htm

Department of Public Safety:

http://www.indygov.org/Services/safety.htm

Transportation:

http://www.in.gov/indot/

Economy:

http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.in.htm

International Trades:

http://www.nwiwtc.org/

Natural Resources:

http://www.in.gov/dnr/naturepr/

Maps for the state of  Indiana:

http://www.in.gov/igic/projects/indianamap/

State Job link:

http://www.myindianajobs.com/useful.php

Tourism and Travel:

 http://www.in.gov/visitindiana/

State Parks: 

http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/

Museums:

http://www.visitindiana.net/museum.html

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/indiana.htm

Zip Codes:

http://www.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/IN/A.html

State Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/innews.php

Universities and Colleges in Indiana: