Indiana Trivia & Tidbits - Page 14

Looking for Indiana trivia? Try our list Indiana little know facts, tidbits and trivia.

Built in 1845, the Ohio County Courthouse in Rising Sun (pop. 2,470) has been in use longer than any other courthouse in Indiana.

first appeared: 3/17/2002

The only lighthouse in Indiana is a 49-foot-structure on Lake Michigan near Michigan City (32,900).

first appeared: 3/10/2002

Garfield cartoon creator Jim Davis was born in Marion (pop. 31,320) on July 28, 1945.

first appeared: 3/3/2002

Much sought after as antiques, the Hoosier Cabinet was first manufactured by Hoosier Manufacturing Co. of New Castle (pop. 17,780) in 1898. Designed for the kitchen, each cabinet had a bread drawer, cutting board, bins for flour, sugar and spices, and storage places for pots and pans.

first appeared: 2/24/2002

The largest tornado outbreak in Indiana history occurred April 3, 1974, when at least 20 tornadoes touched down across the state.

first appeared: 2/17/2002

Huntingburg (pop. 5,598) was so-named because it was the favorite hunting grounds of Col. Jacob Geiger, who was among the town’s first permanent settlers when he purchased 1,920 acres of land in 1837.

first appeared: 2/10/2002

The Wabash, which flows 475 miles from its headwaters to its confluence with the Ohio near Mount Vernon (pop. 7,478), was designated the state’s official river in 1996.

first appeared: 2/3/2002

Ferdinand (pop. 2,277) was founded in 1840 by the Rev. Joseph Kundek, a Catholic priest who named the town in honor of the emperor of Austria, a patron of the Leopoldine Society, which paid for his immigration to America.

first appeared: 1/27/2002

Founded in 1952, the Save the Dunes Council was instrumental in the creation of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore near Porter (pop. 4,972) in 1966.

first appeared: 1/20/2002

In 1804, Gov. William Henry Harrison brought Elihu Stout and his flat bed press to Vincennes (pop. 18,701) from Lexington, Ky., to print the Indiana Territory’s first laws.

first appeared: 1/13/2002

Built in 1927, a former White Castle restaurant in Indianapolis is the oldest remaining building of the nation’s oldest operating hamburger chain. The fast-food landmark closed in 1979.

first appeared: 1/6/2002

Completed in 2001, the 145-foot-tall Shafer Tower at Ball State University in Muncie is now the state’s tallest bell tower.

first appeared: 12/30/2001

The 548-acre Hoosier Prairie Nature Preserve near Griffith (pop. 17,334) is one of few remaining tracts of prairie in Indiana.

first appeared: 12/23/2001

Abby Conklin of Charlestown High School in Charlestown (pop. 5,993) holds the state record for single-season scoring in girls basketball. In 1992-93, she scored 956 points—70 points ahead of her closest rival.

first appeared: 12/16/2001

One of the largest exposed fossil beds of the Devonian Period in Indiana is at the Falls of the Ohio State Park near Clarksville (pop. 21,400). When the Ohio River is low, about 220 acres of fossil beds are visible.

first appeared: 12/9/2001

Founded in 1898, Richmond Art Museum in Richmond High School in Richmond (pop. 39,124) is the only art museum in the nation housed in a high school.

first appeared: 12/2/2001

The 9,314-seat gymnasium at New Castle High School in New Castle (pop. 17,780) is the largest high school gym in America.

first appeared: 11/25/2001

Located near Syracuse (pop. 3,038), Lake Wawasee is the state’s largest natural body of water, covering 3,060 acres.

first appeared: 11/18/2001

Born May 8, 1910, in Logansport (pop. 19,684), Joseph Routh helped develop the pain reliever Bufferin during the 1940s while working as a professor at the University of Iowa.

first appeared: 11/11/2001

Warren County is the only county in the state without a traffic signal.

first appeared: 11/4/2001

jump to page: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18

newspaper partner login create account

Recent

Popular

Recipes

Below are the most recent American Profile articles:

Below are the most recent, highest rated American Profile articles:

Below are the most recent, highest rated American Profile recipes:

Relish

Spry

Below are the most recent articles from our Relish sister site. Click on the "Spry" tab above to see the most recent articles from our other sister site.

Below are the most recent articles from our Spry sister site. Click on the "Relish" tab above to see the most recent articles from our other sister site.