Indiana
Indiana is a Midwestern U.S. state bordered by Lake Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis.
Indianapolis: Indianapolis is Indiana’s capital and largest city, located near the state’s geographic center. The state capital is also its principal city and the site of state government.
Indiana Territory: Indiana Territory was a U.S. territory established in 1800 from lands northwest of the Ohio River. It was the political predecessor to the state formed in 1816.
Automotive industry in Indiana: Indiana’s automotive industry includes vehicle and component manufacturing, research, and related employment. The industry is a major part of the state’s manufacturing economy.
Illinois: Illinois is a Midwestern U.S. state west of Indiana, with Chicago as its largest city. The two neighboring states share economic ties but differ in population concentration and metropolitan scale.
Great Lakes region: The Great Lakes region is a North American area shaped by the Great Lakes and surrounding communities. Lake Michigan connects Indiana’s northwest corner to the region’s wider geography.
Indiana statehood: Indiana became the nineteenth U.S. state on December 11, 1816. Statehood established Indiana’s place in the Union and its own government.
Indiana agriculture: Indiana agriculture produces crops and livestock, especially corn, soybeans, hogs, and poultry. Fertile farmland makes agriculture a defining part of Indiana’s economy and landscape.
Ohio: Ohio is a Midwestern U.S. state east of Indiana, bordering the Ohio River. Its border makes Ohio Indiana’s eastern counterpart in the central Midwest.
Ohio River: The Ohio River forms much of the boundary between the Midwestern and Southern United States. It marks Indiana’s southern border with Kentucky.
Northwest Territory: The Northwest Territory was a U.S. territory created in 1787 from lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi. Indiana Territory was carved from this earlier federal territory.