Indiana Quick Quiz
-
What is the most popular Halloween candy in Indiana?
-
Which Indiana candy maker is famous for making Gummies?
-
What Netflix series is set in 1980's Indiana?
-
Who is the female serial killer who murdered people she'd lured to her Indiana farm, by placing marriage ads in local papers?
Answers Below
For more activities in IN * https://www.visitindiana.com/
October 31, 1902 Wilbur Shaw, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1937, 1939, 1940), born in Shelbyville.
October 31, 1950 Jane Pauley, American newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend), born in Indianapolis.
October 28, 1798 Levi Coffin is born in North Carolina. In 1826 he moves to Newport, Indiana (now Fountain City) and operated what has become known as the "Grand Central Station" of the Underground Railroad.
October 31, 1963 A propane tank exploded during a performance of "Holiday on Ice" at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum, killing 74 people and injuring more than 400,
November 1, 1920 Julia D. Nelson of Delaware County is the first woman elected to the Indiana legislature.
Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken in Huntington, of the Huntington County courthouse.
Where in Indiana?
Do you know where this photograph was taken?
Visit us on Instagram to submit your answer.
Follow us on Instagram: @instatehousetouroffice
“History happens every single day and you’re part of it.”
– Eric Holcomb, Indiana Governor, 2020.
Submitted by Shirley Willard, Fulton County Historian, Rochester IN.
Fall in Indiana
Take time to forage in an Indiana forest.
Indiana Hazelnuts.
Indiana Persimmons.
Answers: 1. Starburst (According to CandyStore.com) 2. Albanese Candy Factory in Merrillville 3. Stranger Things 4. Belle Gunness (Nicknamed: Hell's Belle)
Follow this link to subscribe to Hoosier History Highlights and to view archived editions
Indiana Statehouse Tour Office | Indiana Department of Administration
Guided tours of the Indiana Statehouse are offered Monday through Saturday. For more information, please contact the tour office.
(317) 233-5293
touroffice@idoa.in.gov
Take an "Armchair Tour" of the Indiana Statehouse!
Follow us: Instagram @instatehousetouroffice; Facebook @Indiana Statehouse Tour Office and Education Center; Twitter @INSthouseEdCntr