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The NHLs in Indiana comprise approximately 2% of the 1,656 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana as of December 2009. The landmarks are among the most important nationally recognized historic sites in the state; the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is one other site that has high ...
401. Stilicho withdraws troops from Britain, and abandons forts on the Yorkshire coast. [1]402. Last issue of Roman coinage in Britain. [1]405. Niall of the Nine Hostages leads Irish raids along the south coast.
This is a list of notable hereditary and lineage organizations, and is informed by the database of the Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America.It includes societies that limit their membership to those who meet group inclusion criteria, such as descendants of a particular person or group of people of historical importance.
Anglo-Saxon England or early medieval England covers the period from the end of Roman Britain in the 5th century until the Norman Conquest in 1066. It consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan (r. 927–939).
Native Americans guide French explorers through Indiana as depicted by Maurice Thompson in Stories of Indiana. French fur traders from Canada were the first Europeans to enter Indiana, beginning in the 1670s. [27] The quickest route connecting the New France districts of Canada and Louisiana ran along Indiana's Wabash River.
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is one of the United States' oldest and largest historical societies.It describes itself as "Indiana's Storyteller". It is housed in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center at 450 West Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, in The Canal and White River State Park Cultural District, neighboring the Indiana State Museum and the Eiteljorg Museum of ...
By the late 6th century, the archeological evidence (grander burials and buildings) suggests the development of a social elite. [2] The early law codes of Kent use the Old English word eorl (' high born ', ' noble ') to describe a nobleman. By the 8th century, the word gesith (' companion '; Latin: comes) had replaced eorl as the common term ...
Evansville's economy received a boost in the early 1830s when Indiana unveiled plans to build the longest canal in the world, a 400-mile ditch connecting the Great Lakes at Toledo, Ohio, with the inland rivers at Evansville. The project was intended to open Indiana to commerce and improve transportation from New Orleans to New York. With its ...