For every preconceived notion there is about Indiana, there is also a little known, interesting fact about our great state. From raising vice presidents to housing one of the largest sand dunes, Indiana has a rather fascinating history.

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Raising Goldfish1
Believe it or not, the first successful goldfish farm in the U.S. was
opened in Martinsville, IN, in 1899.
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Dear Santa1
Every year, Santa Claus, IN still receives more than 500,000 “Dear
Santa” letters.
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Corn, Corn, Corn1
Indiana is actually one of the biggest popcorn producers in the
U.S., contributing over 20% to the supply. And almost 50% of all
cropland in Indiana is corn.
Indiana actually has its own 20-foot tall “Big Peach” that stands next
to a Washington Monument replica in Bruceville, IN. You can see it if
you’re driving on U.S. 41 just north of Vincennes.1
Did you know that there have been five men from Indiana who have
been elected as vice president? These men include:
Schuyler Colfax
Thomas A. Hendricks
Charles W. Fairbanks
Thomas Marshall
Dan Quayle
There are two really strange laws still intact in Indiana:
“Before you go fishing, check your gear because it is illegal to catch
a fish with dynamite, firearms, a crossbow or your bare hands.1
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It’s illegal for liquor stores to sell you cold soft drinks or water.
Strange, eh?
In 1972, Lowell Elliot of Peru found $500,000 cash on his farm that
seemed to have fallen from the sky.1
Instead of keeping the money for
himself, he actually returned the money to the police. Later, it was
found that the money had actually fallen from the sky when a
parachuter dropped the stolen money over Elliot’s farm.
Nancy Kerlin Barnett was buried on a small hill near the village of
Amity overlooking Sugar Creek in 1831 and, later, a cemetery was
formed. When Camp Atterbury was being formed, many cemeteries
were being uprooted and moved to different locations, including the
one Nancy was in, but Nancy’s son objected. Not too much later, the
town wanted to build a bridge where she was buried, and, this time,
a grandson protected the burial site. The country had to build a road
around it, and it was named a historical marker in 1912.
The shore of Lake Michigan in Indiana is home to the Indiana
Dunes, a place that habitats “many unusual plans, including prickly
pear cactus, lichen mosses, bearberry and more than 20 varieties of
orchids.1
” The largest living sand dune, Mount Baldy, “moves away
from the shore a few feet each year.”
As one of Indiana’s older bars, The Slippery Noodle Inn has served
a variety of patrons, including the Al Brady and John Dillinger gangs
during Prohibition.1
Using the back of the building for target
practice, “several bullets remain embedded in the lower east wall.”
Composed by Ballard MacDonald and James F. Hanley in 1917,
“Back Home Again in Indiana” is the best-known song about
Indiana. Every year over Memorial Day weekend, it is sung during
the opening ceremonies of the Indy 500.
Back Home Again in Indiana1
The Slippery Noodle Inn
It’s Sandy
“Grave in the Middle of the Road1
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Falling Money
Odd Indiana Laws
Mother of Vice Presidents1
Peaches Aren’t Just In Georgia
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Sources:
1. https://visitindiana.com/about-indiana/fun-facts
For every preconceived
notion there is about
Indiana, there is also a
little known, interesting
fact about our great state.
From raising vice
presidents to housing one
of the largest sand dunes,
Indiana has a rather
fascinating history.
Learn more about the
Hoosier state by reading
these little known facts
gathered by Indiana’s
official travel planning
source, Visit Indiana
(www.visitindiana.com).