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Indiana Quick Quiz
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Lee Hamilton was Co-Chair of which Indiana Commission?
- Which of the Great Lakes is Hammond, Indiana located along?
- The Northwest Territory was ceded to the United States by which treaty?
- Which political party was Samuel Henderson a member of?
Answers Below
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April 20, 1931 Lee Hamilton, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana, born in Daytona Beach, Florida.
April 21, 1884 The city of Hammond was incorporated in Lake County. It was named for George H. Hammond, a butcher who founded the local slaughterhouse and developed refrigerated boxcars to haul beef.
April 23, 1784 The Ordinance of 1784, primarily written by Thomas Jefferson, established government for the Northwest Territory and a system for the area to be divided into states. Indiana became a state 32 years later.
April 24 1847 Samuel Henderson was elected the first Mayor of Indianapolis. About 500 votes were cast.
Where in Indiana
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Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken in the Harrison County courthouse, looking out at the first Indiana statehouse in Corydon.
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Answers: 1. Indiana Bicentennial Commission 2. Lake Michigan 3. The Treaty of Paris 4. Whig
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