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Dec 11, 2012 · 12/11/2012 05:09 AM EST. On this day in 1816, President James Madison signed an act of Congress admitting Indiana to the Union as the 19th state. Its accession culminated a process that took...
Indiana congressmen and senators present when U.S. Congress opens (Esarey, 101). 1816 December 11: President Madison approves Indiana's admission into union as 19th state (Hawkins, 95). 1818 December 3: Illinois becomes 21st state (Carruth, 158). 1837 January 26: Michigan becomes 26th state (Carruth, 200). 1848 May 29
As Indiana Territory grew in population and development, it was divided in 1805 and again in 1809 until, reduced to its current size and boundaries, it retained the name Indiana and was admitted to the Union December 11, 1816 as the nineteenth state.
- Many families throughout the state of Indiana provided shelter for runaway slaves both before and during the Civil War. In particular, the farming community of Newport (now Fountain City) became known as the “Grand Central Station of the Underground Railroad” due to Levi and Catherine Coffin’s role in helping more than 2,000 runaway slaves make their way north to freedom.
- Bedford, Indiana, is known as the “Limestone Capital of the World.” Admired for its light color and ease of cutting, Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Empire State Building in New York City, the Pentagon and National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., as well as several state capitols.
- The Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted the first Indianapolis 500 mile race on its 2.5-mile track on May 30, 1911, two years after it opened. Equipped to seat an audience of more than 250,000, the Speedway is the world’s largest spectator sporting arena.
- Although authorities claimed the county jail in Crown Point was “escape-proof,” notorious bank robber John Dillinger successfully broke free from his cell on March 3, 1934, by threatening guards with a fake pistol carved from wood.
Mar 9, 2023 · The constitution was approved by Congress and Indiana became the 19th state in the Union on December 11, 1816. The constitution was amended several times over the years, but the basic structure of the government remains the same today.
JANE PAULEY: The first week of 1816 found Jonathan Jennings, the Indiana Territory’s sole delegate in Washington very busy pushing an act through Congress to enable Indiana, now with its required 60,000 free white inhabitants, to become a state. Another series of still and moving images are shown on screen.
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