The Story of Indiana In 100 Landmarks

America turns 250. Let’s go find the candles.Looking for a history lesson that doesn’t feel like homework? You’ve found it. At 250history.com, the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state’s distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story. We’ve wandered through big cities, tiny towns, muddy trails, and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5,000 historic gems along the way.The Semiquincentennial isn’t just a mouthful-it’s a reminder that history is alive, sometimes weird, and always waiting to be rediscovered. Whether you’re traveling by road, by printed page, or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week, we invite you to explore 100 Indiana landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Hoosier State. National Road... 'famous buckwheat pancake flour'... treaty houses...Hoosier hysteria... kissing bridges... Indiana plows... Dan Patch... 'In-diana crazy house'... communal utopias... water cures... the CCC...Riley Day... gas boom... the golden age of motoring... art colonies...Country Place Era... iron horses... fire towers... jewel box banks... trol-ley parks... Indian boarding schools... The Brickyard... 'Crossroadsof America'... King Coal... 'Athens of the Prairie'... Meskers... roundbarns... atmospheric theaters... Hoosier sheeting... This book will haveyou telling stories like a native in no time.The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learnthe explanations behind the quirks, the traditions and the secrets thatmake Indiana uniquely Indiana. What Hoosier building was a 19th cen-tury disruptor to America’s textile industry? Solved. Where was Amer-ica’s first municipal sports stadium built? A mystery no more. What asthe first 'union' railroad station in America? Identified. What was thefirst northern town captured by rebels in the Civil War? Revealed. Whatcause storied Tomlinson Hall to burn in 1958? No one knows.It is a story only Indiana can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public, or at least visible from public spaces. So, fire up the GPS and see the story of the Hoosier State standing in plain sight on Indiana streets!