The Poet Laureate of Indiana, James Whitcomb Riley was born in a two-room log cabin in Greenfield. He glorified his rural Indiana childhood in such poems as "The Old Swimmin' Hole" "Little Orphan Annie", and " When the frost is on the Pumpkin".
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Marcella Gruelle of Indianapolis, Indiana created the Raggedy Ann doll in 1914.
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Historic Parke County, Indiana has 32 covered bridges and is the Covered Bridge Capital of the world.