Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1976, Page 13

Description:	mmmmmmezth,A TERRITORYWAS OCCUPIED BY MANYDIFFERENT SETTLERS, BUTTHE ALGONQUIN INDIANS FIRSTCLAIMED IT.Later, according to Chief Little Turtles descriptions in 1 795, the territorywas undisturbed Miami land.Eventually the Miami shared it withmany other Indian tribes. Politically,the area first belonged to Spain,claimed by DeSoto in 1511 as part ofthe Mississippi basin.In 1816 Indiana became the 19thstate to join the Union. Corydon wasthe site of the first state capitol, but in1 825 it was moved to Indianapolis.Since the first Indians set foot onthe land which is now Indiana, thestate has grown to over 5 million inpopulation with many historical sitesto remind us how it has progressedthrough the years.LEFT PAGE. TOP LEFT: Soldiers and SailorsMonument towers 285 feet above MonumentCircle, Indianapolis. TOP RIGHT: Frank Arenaof the Indiana Limestone Co., Bedford,proudly displays the statue of George Washington which will be sent to WashingtonCrossing, Pa., as Indianas contribution to theBicentennial. BOTTOM LEFT: The space capsule at the Virgil I. Grissom Memorial VisitorsCenter honors the late Hoosier astronaut.BOTTOM RIGHT: A memorial for Revolutionist George Rogers Clark is located in Vincennes. RIGHT PAGE. TOP LEFT: The wheel turnsat the gristmill in Spring Mill State Park. TOPRIGHT: The first state capitol is a tourist spotin Corydon. MIDDLE: Conner Prairie Settlement shows the way pioneers lived. BOTTOMLEFT: The gold dome is a distinguishing characteristic of the Indiana state capitol. BOTTOM RIGHT: The Indiana state flower is the•••••••••»«• • *0 /JOpening 13
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