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"Our Indiana Friends"
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First explored for France by Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, in 16791680, the region figured importantly in the |
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Franco-British struggle for North America that culminated with British victory in 1763. |
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George Rogers Clark led American forces against the British in the area
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during the Revolutionary War and, prior to becoming a state, Indiana was the scene of frequent Indian uprisings until the victories of Gen. Anthony Wayne at Fallen Timbers in |
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1794 and Gen. William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe in 1811.
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During the 19th century, Indiana was the site of several experimental communities, including |
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those established by George Rapp and Robert Owen at New Harmony. |
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Indiana's 41-mile Lake Michigan waterfront one of the world's great industrial centers |
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turns out iron, steel, and oil products. Products include automobile parts and |
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mobile homes and recreational vehicles, truck and bus bodies, aircraft engines, farm |
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machinery, and fabricated structural steel. Wood office furniture and
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pharmaceuticals are also manufactured. |
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Friendship Section - Help!
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