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Original southwestern Indiana oak-hickory forest. Hoosier Prairie: 1974: Griffith: Lake: Federal Part of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Wetland prairie remnant of sand plains, sedge meadows, and marshes. Hoot Woods: 1973: Freedom
Bloomington, the home of Indiana University's main campus, and Columbus, a small industrial city, are located in the northern part of this region called south-central Indiana. Vincennes , founded by French traders in 1732 and the oldest settlement in the state, is located on the Wabash River and served as the first capital of the Indiana Territory.
The area was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974 [2] and a State Nature Preserve in 1977 [3] The sandy soil creates a variety of habitats, from oak barrens, wet prairie, including sedge meadows and prairie marshes. More than 350 native species of vascular plants have been identified. A minimum of 43 species are uncommon in the State ...
Indiana is within the Eastern Temperate Forest environment, Level I region. Level IV ecoregions (denoted by numbers and letters) are a further subdivision of Level III ecoregions (denoted by numbers alone). [1] [2] [3] 54 Central Corn Belt Plains. 54a - Illinois/Indiana Prairie; 54b - Chicago Lake Plain; 54c - Kankakee Marsh; 54d - Sand Area
The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [1] This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 14, 2025. [2]
Primarily from the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual. [1] State names usually signify only parts of each listed state, unless otherwise indicated. Based on the BLM manual's 1973 publication date, and the reference to Clarke's Spheroid of 1866 in section 2-82, coordinates appear to be in the NAD27 datum.
Until the end of the 19th century, the river was nearly 240 miles (390 km) long, flowing in a highly meandering course through a vast complex of wetlands surrounding the river, that was known as the Grand Kankakee Marsh. [14] Encompassing 5,300 square miles (14,000 km 2), it was one of the largest marsh wetlands in the United States.
The remainder of Indiana land was acquired by Indian Removal Act and purchases by treaty between 1804 and 1840. The largest purchase (called "Delaware New Purchase" or just "New Purchase") resulted from the Treaty of St. Mary's (1818) which acquired about 1/3 of the state in the central portion. All or most of 35 counties were eventually carved ...