Date Admitted: | 1816 |
State Capital: | Indianapolis |
Admission to U.S.: | Nineteenth State |
Flag Adopted: | 1917 |
Area: | 36,420 square miles |
Highest Point: | Hoosier Hill, Wayne County - 1,257 feet (383 m) above sea level |
State Motto: | "The crossroads of America" |
Nickname: | Cross Roads of America |
State Song: | "On the Banks of the Wabash, far away" |
State Flower: | Peony |
State Tree: | Tulip Tree |
State Bird: | Cardinal |
State Stone: | Salem limestone |
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