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| Indiana Facts |
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In Fort Wayne, Indiana, Syvanus F. Bower designed the world's first practical gasoline pump. |
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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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In 1862, Richard Gatling, of Indianapolis, Indiana, invented the rapid-fire machine gun. |
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