Indiana

• Indiana was the 19th state to enter the union, on December 11, 1826
• Indiana is nicknamed, "The Hoosier State"
• Indiana is 36,291 square miles in area
• The state motto is "The Crossroads of America", adopted in 1937
• Indiana's state flower is the Peony, adopted in 1957
• The state bird is the cardinal, adopted in 1933
• The Wabash River is Indiana's official state river
• Indiana's state tree is the tulip tree

Indiana was also supposedly the dwelling place of Johnny Appleseed.