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| Indiana Facts |
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The Indiana constitution of 1816 directed the legislature to establish public schools, but it was not until the 1850s that state government was able to establish a public school system. |
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In 1862, Richard Gatling, of Indianapolis, Indiana, invented the rapid-fire machine gun. |
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East Race Waterway, in South Bend, Indiana, is the only man-made white-water raceway in North America. |
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