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| Indiana Facts |
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In the 1700s the first 3 Non-native American settlements in Indiana were the 3 French forts of Ouiatenon, Ft. Miami, and Ft. Vincennes. Although they had few settlers in the region, French presence in Indiana lasted almost 100 years. |
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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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In 1934 Chicago Gangster John Dillinger escaped the Lake Country Jail in Crown Point, Indiana by using a "pistol" he had carved from a wooden block. |
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