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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_74995" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_74995" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> One of the smaller but most populous States of the American Union, lies between Lake [[Michigan]] and the [[Ohio]] River, with Ohio on the E. and [[Illinois]] on the W.; the climate is marked by extremes of heat and cold; the country is somewhat hilly in the S., is mostly level, well watered, and very fertile; agriculture is the chief industry, cereals, potatoes, and tobacco forming the chief crops; there is great mineral wealth, with extensive and varied industries, embracing iron, glass, and textile manufactures, waggon-building, and furniture-making; petroleum wells are abundant, and in one part of the territory natural gas is found in great quantities. First occupied by the French, [[Indiana]] was acquired by Britain in 1763, ceded to [[America]] 1783, and admitted to the Union in 1816; education in the State university and schools is free; besides Indianapolis, the capital, the largest towns are Evansville, [[Fort]] Wayne, and Terre Haute. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:51, 12 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
One of the smaller but most populous States of the American Union, lies between Lake Michigan and the Ohio River, with Ohio on the E. and Illinois on the W.; the climate is marked by extremes of heat and cold; the country is somewhat hilly in the S., is mostly level, well watered, and very fertile; agriculture is the chief industry, cereals, potatoes, and tobacco forming the chief crops; there is great mineral wealth, with extensive and varied industries, embracing iron, glass, and textile manufactures, waggon-building, and furniture-making; petroleum wells are abundant, and in one part of the territory natural gas is found in great quantities. First occupied by the French, Indiana was acquired by Britain in 1763, ceded to America 1783, and admitted to the Union in 1816; education in the State university and schools is free; besides Indianapolis, the capital, the largest towns are Evansville, Fort Wayne, and Terre Haute.
