Indianapolis,
Indiana – Hotels and Motels
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Indiana
Welcome to Indiana. From the days of wilderness explorers to the present, Indiana
has served as the crossroads of America. It's physical location has destined the
state to be a corridor for movement from north to south and east to west. For
the French trappers and traders, Indiana, along with Indianapolis,
was the link between Canada and Louisiana, giving birth to the settlement of Vincennes.
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importance, and took over in 1763. After the American Revolution, and the War
of 1812, settlers continued to move through, arriving via the waterways and overland,
and by 1816 when Indiana gained statehood, 60,000 people had settled here. Then,
prior to the Civil War, the Underground Railroad flourished throughout the state,
and Indiana became a conduit to freedom in Canada for thousands of fleeing slaves. |
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