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 Peony |
 Indiana |
 Indiana State Flag |
 Cardinal |
State Bird: Cardinal State Flower: Peony State Tree: Tulip-Poplar State Rvier: The
Wabash River State Stone: Limestone State Poem: Indiana, by Arthur Franklin Mapes State Song: "On
the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" words and music by Paul Dresser |
Motto: The crossroads of America Origin of State
Name: The
word Indiana means "land of
the Indians," referring to the region's
many Native American inhabitants. Nickname for
State: The
Hoosier State. The
origin of the name is disputed; it may come from the word "hoozer,"
an English dialect word that meant any large feature, such as a hill.
The term eventually came to mean a hill Nickname for residents: Indianians or Hoosiers |