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| Indiana Facts |
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The first European known to have visited Indiana was French Explorer Rene'-Robert Cavalier sierur de La Salle, in 1679. After LaSalle and others explored the Great Lakes region, the land was claimed for New France, a nation based in Canada. |
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At one time 12 different stagecoach lines ran through Indiana on the National Road. (Now U.S. Interstate 40) |
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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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