Indiana - The US Explained
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- Опубликовано: 9 янв 2023
- It’s spanned by vast fields of corn and soybeans, making it one of the most agriculturally productive states in the country. Stunning sand dunes, one of the only national parks in the Midwest, stand hundreds of feet tall over the shore of Lake Michigan, and beautiful forests, hills, and river valleys cover much of the state’s southern half. A former industrial powerhouse, whose limestone and steel built some of the country’s most famous buildings, it's home to a major city, a number of smaller ones, as well as the suburbs of one of the largest metropolises in the world. This is Indiana - The US Explained
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By living in Indiana. I’m required to watch all videos about Indiana.
Facts
I'm sorry for your loss
Real talk. 🎯
Me too dude
It’s true
As a Hoosier you have no idea how thankful we all are to get some recognition
Couldn't agree more my Hoosier brother!
Since you all are from Indiana, do you all know where the name Hoosier comes from?
@@jeremiahallyn4603 The story I heard was something about a man talking about how he heard an owl but no one else in the town did, and they called him a Whoosier. Though I'm pretty sure it actually is related to either the saxton word or a native american word
@@jeremiahallyn4603 The official explanation that we Hoosiers are taught in Indiana History class in school is.....nobody knows for sure! Apparently, the oldest written references found of the term Hoosier in 200+ yr old newspapers and books merely refers to people from Indiana as Hoosiers, but doesn't explain WHY. The story that it means "hill dwellers" doesn't make much sense, since the only hills of any height are in southern IN; the rest of the state is flat. There are way bigger hills in KY to the south, and it was settled before IN, so if it means "hill dwellers," why weren't Kentuckians called Hoosiers? It's a mystery.
@@jeremiahallyn4603 We are literally taught that no one really knows for sure.
As a Hoosier I am required to sit and be grateful we get some form of recognition. Most people forget we exist.
That might not be all bad for us Hoosiers.
Please stay out of Michigan thanks
@@RT-qd8ylI wish, y’all suck at driving anyway.
We have pork tenderloin sandwiches and euchre. Don't need much else. Lol!
As a Hoosier I am like 35% sure our state actually exists.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the town of Santa Claus or holiday world! Also the fall festival in Evansville being the second largest festival in the country after Mardi Gras.
Fr, I’ve seen billboards in Nashville advertising Holiday World. Also, kids in Evansville and some surrounding counties get extra school off to go to the fall festival :))
Well the Fall fest or Summer fest at Evansville sure demands the Hydroplanes be brought back. You are right about those special towns, and you put them up in lights. Great Job....
Went to holiday world for my 21st birthday and I loved every second of it
This is good info to have for my visiting family. As a recent transplant from PA I’ll have to check out the town of Santa Claus. Thanks!
Yip, the pocket ( southwest) got screwed and forgotten again.
I am actually floored by this. I'm a Hoosier from Gary and I have been to every corner of the state from Michigan City, to Lafayette, Bloomington, Evansville and I currently live in Indianapolis. And this was such an honest and true, well researched and presented take on a state most people relate to Corn, Racing, the KKK and Meth. Indiana is so much more, and I'm gald you visited the Indiana dunes park. I grew up right on the shores of lake Michigan. So seriously for all Hoosiers, Thank you
Edit: Also I was told back in grade school that "Hoosier" came from the "who's 'ere" folk anecdote
Hello Neighbor. All is well over here in Portage.
@@larryspiller6633 how the population influx in valpo going?
@@aWomanFreed Growing it seems.
Lol he did do good but meth corn and basketball are big ones💁
Bloomington is my favorite city to go somewhere fun
When you mentioned the limestone capital of the world, Bedford, you forgot to mention all the natural limestone caves in southern Indiana, which are great tourist destinations. One was only discovered a few years ago near Corydon. Indiana is also home to the country's largest covered bridge, and covered bridges can be found all across the state in idyllic little towns, many with festivals dedicated to the landmarks.
Along with that limestone comes fossils. You can find crinoids, brachiopods, trilobites, horn corals and other ancient corals. Also, you can find geodes in central and southern Indiana.
As a matter of fact, he overlooked almost everything from southern Indiana, while repeating himself many times of the northern part of the state.
All correct but do not be too hard on him.the vid was good overall.
Bedford is also known for other kinds of rocks... Meth & Crack.
How do I know? I fucking live in Indiana.
@@JaxFPrime81 yeah. It is unfortunate. I am astounded by the crime and booking photos I see come from there. There is a whole lot of dope heads there. Bloomington doesn't surprise me but Bedford sure does.
I’m from Angola in Northern Indiana and I always found it funny how people always think Indiana I’d flat and boring but if yo you drive in the north, they’d find out it’s extreamly hilly, I love my state and thanks for the effort
The whole area is hilly. We have the best backroads
I just moved to Indiana in July - I am extremely happy with what I've found here. Indiana really is a wonderful place to live.
Agreed!
You poor thing.
@@stringedassassin It's really weird how people who aren't from Indiana absolutely hate it, while Indiana residents think it's the greatest place in the world.
@@SLagonia I grew up nearby and lived by the border for decades. St. Margaret Hospital was the only good thing on that side. And that's gone now. I do know some good people there, it's not like everyone is a turd, but from my observation there were too many thieves and even worse types to deal with. Also, almost everyone I know that didn't finish school ended up in Indiana because it was cheap 🤷♂
@@stringedassassin I'm sorry man but those are just some bad excuses.
Were you by a town that ended up in a poor state? How's every other Hoosier bad now cause of it, you said that "they're not all turds" but like, you still stated otherwise. Also, Indiana is cheap compared to Illinios for ovious reasons, idk how it being cheap makes it bad. It's just farther from other places that have a base higher income which allows for higher costing houses. That's literally exactly how the economey works, is Indiana also bad because comparitavly taxes and gas prices are cheap too?
Southern Indiana native and I feel like the only big thing you missed was Santa Claus. All letters addressed to Santa go to the Santa Claus, IN post office. And a group of volunteers respond. I lived there for 6 years and it is nothing if not on theme.
So glad you mentioned Abraham Lincoln. Folks often forget that he spent his most formative years here and there is a state park dedicated to his life here. His mother died and is buried here as well. Within the park is a covered outdoor amphitheater and every summer has a play dedicated to Abe.
Also Charles Manson is from Indiana. As well as a few other infamous folks.
We do have our share of screw-balls!
James Jones
abe lincoln had syphilis-
Axl Rose.
How could you forget Belle Gunness?? Americans first woman serial killer was in LaPorte, IN.
Considering that a lot of people tend to forget about Indiana's existence, I thank you for putting in all the time and research it took to make this video. As a lifelong Hoosier, it's nice to hear something so informative about my home state. I don't think I've learned this much about Indiana since I was a kid.
Born and raised in Orange*County CA. Just moved to Fort Wayne and I'm loving it. This place is great.
we have an orange county here in indiana too
Don't destroy indiana like you did california ok? There is a reason why indiana is better than cali and it's that we vote red.
I'm new to Indiana as I moved from the rechid West Coast and found this video very informative. Thank you! INDIANA ROCKS!
Welcome to Indiana... We certainly hope you left your politics on the West Coast during the move 😊
the hoosier states welcomes you.
As a southern Hoosier you have no clue how happy I am that you said louisville normally.
I noticed that as well!
LOO-ee-ville...he pronounced it abnormal. Named by George Rogers Clark after the King of France....LOUIS....Loo-ee...not loo-ah.
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@jeandavidnau8314 I'm going to assume you've never been to Louisville. But literally everyone in the surrounding area pronounces it loo-ah-ville
@@jeandavidnau8314 Ah, no - you've got it wrong. It is Looahville.
I grew up in Indiana then moved to Michigan for a few years for college. Indiana is a really quiet state that doesn’t make waves nationally… and I like it that way. People in Indiana tend to be friendly and quiet. Many of the smaller cities are really nice- I love Bloomington and Fort Wayne. Southern Indiana is also beautiful!
I am a Hoosier raised and born in LaPorte during the 11950s and 1960s. It was a fine state and town to grow up in with homespun Indiana values. I have lived all over the USA from up north in Minnesota to south in Georgia, east to Maryland and west to southern California and I have returned to my home state and original general area to spend my last 4 decades here at age 74. I now live in one of those small farm towns just 15 miles from the big cities and am surrounded by beaautiful family farms ,cornfields, and rivers , woods lakes and ponds. our state is known for Sugar maple trees and syrup making, E have the beautiful Indiana Dunes State Park and beaches along Lake Michigan's warmest shores. Hoosier tires, fields growing Reddenbacker and others' popcorn, the Indy 500 , James Dean's home state and museum along with the musician /singer John Mellencamp. Oprah Winfrey also owned a large tract of land and home near my hometown, at Rolling Prairie , 2o years ago. The former owner of the Oakland A's baseball team back in the late 1960s and 1970s was from LaPorte, Charlie O. Finley, who also gave M.C. Hammer his start in the music business with connections. ( M.C. used to dance outside the Oakland stadium for change when Charlie Finley liked his dance moves and talent.) LaPorte and area as also where the Christmas movie ,"Prancer" ,with Sam Elliott, as filmed. I am proud to be a "Hoosier" and I'll be buried near my Father and younger twin Brother in hometown , LaPorte,, someday. Peace.
Beautiful comment brother, love the passion you share for the state and its beauty. Hopefully you'll be around another 20 years so we can all watch our amazing state grow.
I loved your comments.
Wow. A video about Indiana that doesn't just put everyone who lives in the state down? Good job!
I grew up in Richmond and Centerville. I am glad that you mentioned Tenderloins and Sugar Cream Pie. I now live in Ohio and miss them both. The one thing that you failed to mention was the love of High School Basketball. The story of tiny Milan IN winning the State Championship is told in the movie "Hoosiers".
I used to live in Richmond too! One of my favorite towns in the state.
Nice to see some Richmond natives, not many around here haha.
You're from richmond? So am I, we're probably related 😄
I was born in Richmond still drive through it sometimes. In my life they bulldozed trees for a mall that is barely open today. I have lived there for years collectively. I wish I could see it before our disgusting species ruined all of the natural beauty that is there.
My high school history teacher was an extra in the Hoosiers movie!
As a born and raised Hoosier, I approve of the content of this upload. I left the state when I was 35 and still go back to visit my parents. This is a great video. I would add a few things such as; Naptown is by far the most beloved nickname for Indianapolis. If you had highlighted Oscar Robertson you would have known that.
Pretty sure “Indy” is the most popular/beloved nickname
@@sneedwashere No.
@@sweynforkbeardtraindude I'm roughly half an hour from Indianapolis and I've never heard it being referred to as Naptown
@@Slyfoxx well bro, you don’t know your city history. 1920’s Naptown was a big jazz city. As per the coolness of jazz music and jazz musicians, the name Naptown became a cool way to refer to Indianapolis. Indiana Avenue was the hotbed of Black culture in Indy at that time.
@@sweynforkbeardtraindude Believe it or not I actually used to love jazz and was aware of Naptown lol; I've just never heard someone else call it that before. Everyone seems to go with Indy now
Honestly was a bit surprised you didn’t touch on how Indiana is a big convention town and downtown Indy has a huge convention center and downtown is built to be very walkable/convenient for convention goers. Which is why tons of conventions from all over the country are held here as well as the NFL Combine.
Fort Wayne reporting in! Nicely done.
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Fort Wayne my home sweet home. Love it here. Even my wife from Louisiana loves it here in Fort Wayne.
Love this. Born in Corydon, raised in New Albany. Went away to serve in the US Navy and a career that took me to 5 different states. Retired now and to home I ran. Am a proud Hoosier and live along the Ohio River today. Love small towns.
I’m in scottsburg, hello neighbor
Hello, Bonnie Wright. I was raised in New Albany, and lived in Corydon for three years while a reporter on the staff of The Corydon Democrat. Surely, we've crossed paths!
Raised in Paoli, in Otisco now
@@geraldmeehan8942 I know both towns.
@@geraldmeehan8942Born and raised in New Albany. Live in Otisco now.😊
Nice portrait of Indiana. I lived there for five years and my wife and I started our family there. We would have liked to have stayed, but circumstances forced us to move. In my heart, I'll always have a very fond feeling for the Hoosier state. It's so low-key and relatively unnoticed, and yet so beautiful, livable, and great. By the way: it has one of the most charming state songs ("On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away").
What state did you guys decide to move to if you don't mind me asking?
@@Butt--Head Actually, we moved to Germany. Our medical needs meant that we really needed to be in a place with a socialized medical system, otherwise we would've faced bankruptcy.
Indiana is a great state that is largely overlooked and this can be said for much of the midwest
Not Michigan. Its a terrable place and gets lots of attention. Indiana is probably better staying on the down low so noone ruins it.
This is a highly accurate and fair description of our state. We make a big distinction between northern and southern Indiana. Thanks also for mentioning the Scots-Irish.
Finally someone mentioned Elkhart I live here and love it. We are I believe one of the top 10 biggest RV manufacturers in the world we used to also manufacture alot of instruments in the 50s-70s. imo we are an overlooked part of the state for our importance in growth for the state we employ most of the people in northern Indiana. If I'm not mistaken we also have One of the biggest counties in Indiana.
FELLOW ELKHARTIAN!
Being from Columbus, I really appreciate the segment that went into detail about it, it’s such an underrated little town.
Oh my Lord! It is an very underrated town.
I grew up in Columbus! I always hated it as a teenager lol thought it was so boring. But as an adult o appreciate it a bit more
I live in Columbus as well!
Beautiful town
Oml there's so many of us here, East>north
Evansville is also home to the largest old growth forest still in tact within an urban area in the United States.
I didn’t know this, I’ll have to check it out. Thanks!!
WOW ! It is great to know something like that still exists E. of the Mississippi. Trees, Birds, Frogs, and all the other animals Like Old Growth Water Sheds ( with giant trees) grown over top aquifers feeding the EVANSVILLE Indiana WATER WAYS... LOL. and thanks.
Across into Ohio there's Gull Woods, the Gull family turned into a park. Some of the only remaining old growth in the area, near Stryker. Makes beautiful walking areas.
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@@darrianphillips it is also a national natural landmark. All virgin old growth. It’s gorgeous.
NSA crane has a dedicated Grove of old growth white oak call Constitution Grove reserved specifically for replacement parts for the USS Constitution the only active duty wooden sailing ship and oldest active Navy vessel in service since the revolution.
I grew up in Gary, and have lived in Bloomington for 8 years now. I'm in my senior year of college at IU and the photos you used in this video show my house both in the Gary area and in the Bloomington area several times! Very funny! You also left out Empire Quarry in Bloomington which had the limestone for the Empire State Building. We would (and still) swim in that quarry all the time, check out the movie Breaking Away too!
Is that the one about the little 5? A guy I went to hs with won that race back in late 90s
@@aWomanFreed Yes, it is. "Cutters" actually takes its name from the limestone cutters in the surrounding quarries. In fact, there's a reference to Indiana University's fan page being called the "Crimson Quarry."
I have family in South Bend and visit there every year. Apart from Notre Dame, South Bend should also be recognized in the sports world for having the precursor to all modern baseball stadiums; the Cove was built in the late 80s and pioneered the baseball-specific, downtown stadium design that Camden Yards, etc. used in the 90s. South Bend Cubs (formerly Silverhawks) games are always great fun; inexpensive seats, good promos, and frequent postgame fireworks.
I miss the silver hawks name south bend had pre-2012/2013. Sounded so cool
once in elementary school back in the early 2010s our school here in elkhart was giving out free invitations to the four winds football stadium for kids who read a crap ton of books
Now its called cubs or something, i always thought that they wanted to copy Chicago's cubs but meh
@@MNightbirb not familiar with Four Winds Football Sta. I know the SB Cubs play at "Four Winds Field at Covaleski Stadium." And the Silverhawks were named after an old Studebaker model from the early 60's, so in addition to sounding cool it had a historic tie to South Bend.
We just relocated to Carmel from CA recently (by choice, mind you). When I told the locals where I came from they gave me that weird look. One person in the BMV (or DMV in other parts of the country) actually asked why would I do that. Still, it's a great state with genuinely friendly people. Believe me, when people in BMV actually want to help you to get your documents done, it is truly refreshing. I don't think those state employees in CA DMV gives a rat's behind what you need. Forgot to fill a space in the form? Move to the back of the line...
You’re asked why you would move here because we don’t want anymore liberal voters. It wasn’t a compliment about where you came from lol
i can tell you live in carmel. bc this is NOT an indiana thing at all LOL
Haha you could be right. Living in Carmel is like living in a bubble, albeit a very comfortable one.
@@joshie8045yeah, weirdly in Carmel everything works properly and our public amenities are stellar. Shocker!
@@johnchih677A bubble that’s literally a stones throw from the biggest city in the state🤣 lol every place is a bubble! Try asking someone from Franklin if they know where Sheridan is… I’ll wait!
I wish the little river towns got more love. I'm a resident of Aurora. It's a cute little town right on the river with a lot of potential. Just needs some love and care. Less floods would help too. We get ravaged by flooding more frequently then we'd all like. Flooding has done a number on the local infrastructure and our local businesses. Hard to run a shop when its full of water, i suppose. But really it has a lot of potential to be s beautiful scenic river town
I think I learned more about Indiana in 45 minutes than in all of my 67 years. Very well presented, enough so that I’ve subscribed to your channel…
I never really enjoyed school, but the older I get the more I like learning about different places. Thank you for sharing this series on the states.
One thing that could have been mentioned is that in many northern indiana cities (like Fort Wayne) the amount of German immigrants was so high in the early 1800s that some street signs were in German.
Holly cow he made mention of Goshen of all places. Didn't expect that, an area that would be overlooked by most, you are a RUclipsr of a high-caliber sir and I thank you.
Born in and grew up in Princeton near Evansville. Still not far away in Central Illinois. And you actually got everything right. Which is rare for anyone doing a video on the state. Nicely done.
This is great thanks, Indiana all my life.
I’m from Toronto. I visited Indiana to watch the Pacers. Great state.
As a Hoosier, this made me proud. I think all my fellow Hoosiers would agree. Thank you for the video and recognition 💯🫡 #317
I spent a number of years in my childhood in Indy. After we moved away I’d always wanted to move back. Now almost 50, I live in Southern Indiana and love it. When I tell people back in the South where I live, they say “where’s that?” It’s perfect.
I think Axl Rose of Guns-n-Roses is from Indiana. And John Mellancamp is certainly from here too.
I am a life long ponderer about this region of America. I am a lifelong Geologist- Hydrology, Meteorology, Oceanography... the rivers and Lakes have always spun my propellers. Then A Fantastic Hypothesis >>> findings were produced in leaps and bounds immediately, confirming my Hypotheticals of 73 years. Then "right on time'... along comes this " Video CONFIRMATION " of many years of study and observation. With Field and lab confirmation, ... just ADD this great production, Genius work with great maps and all that info. Thank You. INDIANA holds water..............
I've lived in Indiana over 70 years. The only explanation for the origins of "Hoosier" relates to the greeting early settlers gave when some one knocked at their door, "whose's here", evolving into Hoosier. Cannot vouch for this but it was taught in public schools in Fort Wayne.
Exactly what I thought too! I was born and raised in Indianapolis almost 30 years that the most logical and have solid evidence on too he mentioned some Saxon northern england stuff first time I've ever heard that before apparently it's makes the most sense to a non Hoosier 😅
I'll be honest, I did not expect to see a shot of downtown Southbend and the art museum. I've always thought of Southbend as a fairly minor footnote in the grand scheme of our state. Great video.
I'm a stonecutter from Bedford. Been cutting and carving for over 20 years.
The Indiana Dunes used to extend westward thru Gary, East Chicago and Hammond but were leveled off and used as fill to create sites for the industrial plants and cities. The largest sand dune was next to Michigan City. It was once covered with trees and grass then became bare after the trees were cut for firewood and overgrazed by cattle. Now the city was being buried by blown sand so they allowed Ball Glass to start mining the sand due to being ideal for glassmaking. It made a light blue glass so the Ball canning jars became known as Ball Blues. More glass companies came in to mine the sand so didn't take all that long before the small mountain was reduced to a giant flat sandy section of land. A big coal-fired electric generation plant was built there to supply current for the growing industries to the west.
Lake County holds Hammond, Gary and East Chicago. To the south it borders Newton County where there's a stone quarry inside an ancient meteor crater. The crater was larger but was reduced in size as the glaciers bulldozed their way south. The layers of stone used to be in horizontal layers several thousand feet underground but were found to be vertical once the mining operation exposed them.
Northwest Indiana had nothing going on until after the Great Chicago Fire. The city leaders decide to direct all new dangerous and smelly industries to build on the unpopulated southeast side so speculators snapped up the cheap land to sell for high prices. The businesses looked across the state line to see the same swampy land was available for dirt cheap so built there instead.
Very informative video, as the rest of the US Explained videos you've done have been. I'm from the UK but have been to Indianapolis a few times to see a friend who lived there and go to the US F1 Grand Prix (when it was hosted there), so a while back. I either drove or flew down from Chicago and from what I saw and the stereotype of the state I always thought that it was very flat, consisting of fields of corn as far as the eye could see so it's great to get a fuller picture of what all the areas of the state I didn't see were like, and to be quite honest I'm astounded how wrong I was. Great video, it's to a beautiful state with diversity of landscapes and geography that I never knew existed so thanks for challenging stereotypes if nothing else. A very well presented video and I look forward to Mississippi, which I know very little about.
Just last week, my dad and I were driving up to Chicago from Bloomington. There were approximately six miles of wind turbines in the fields near Lafayette. Also, we got re-routed through Lebanon on the way up due to a crash on the interstate. There was something quaint about it.
I love all our beautiful caves here in Indiana. Marengo, Wyandotte and quite a few others. ❤
As an Indiana resident I found much new information contained in your video. I learned many interesting facts about the state. Showing actual photos of the cities you mentioned made it more interesting and I recognized many. You have produce a very high quality video. All of the school children of the state should view it!
Excellent video! As a native Hoosier, I remember being taught in the required Indiana History class in school that the official explanation of why people from Indiana are called Hoosiers is... nobody knows for sure! Apparently, the oldest written Hoosier references, in 200-year-old newspapers and books, merely refer to people from Indiana as Hoosiers without explaining WHY. The "Hoosiers means hill dwellers" explanation only applies to the southern part of the state where the only significant hills are, as the rest of the state is flat. BTW, thanks for pronouncing Louisville correctly, "Lou-uh-vull" NOT "Lou-ee-ville." The Kentuckians thank you, as well as neighboring Hoosiers.
"Who's yer daddy?"
There was a dock worker who worked on the ohio River, named Samuel Hoosier, legend says he was a hardest worker out of the crew. So more people worked at this dock from indiana side and all were hard workers , so the dock owner said " I wish all of you can work like a Hoosier: " folklore but that's how and why we are hoosiers
Not to mention "Lewis-ville" --- which REALLY upsets them --- although that's so outdated I don't think anyone is that wrong, anymore.
I was told it's "Who's your daddy?" is where the word Hoosier came from. lol
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Among the famous Hoosiers, you missed a few: Wes Montgomery, Janet Jackson, John Mellencamp, Axl Rose, Hoagy Carmichael, Freddie Hubbard, Cole Porter, Crystal Gale, Red Skelton, and there are others.
David Lee Roth from New Castle.
Comedian Jim Gaffigan grew up in Chesterton.
James Dean from Fairmount
Ain’t Mike Epps from Indianapolis
Wilbur Wright!
Moved to Indiana from Chicago back in 1997 and couldn't be happier. I love the state especially Michigan City where I reside. Our area is seeing a boom in the past 5 years. Great video sir.
Of all of your videos, this is one I never stop coming back to! The Midwest is an incredible place.
Excellent video... As a Hoosier for the last 34 years, one of the best things I ever did was to move to Indiana... Love the Hoosier state...!
Born in Indianapolis aka indy aka naptown!!! Moved to Chicago at 21 back in 2011. Thanks for the upload!!!
Holy Hoosierdom, this was a superb video! I am a Hoosier and an easily triggered meticulous stickler for nuance and depth in examinations of my often oversimplified and disrespected state. I was certain you would skip over some crucial button in Indiana's details, but my friend -- you hit them all! A first among all RUclipss I've seen on my state.
Thank you, and I'm pinning this. And making a Patreon contribution to you as well.
Thank for giving Indiana recognition, I'm from fort Wayne
10:44 ok so I might be wrong but is this image from Chalmers??? That brown house in the distance is my grandma’s house, and my dad helped make the walking trails in the image. I grew up there; it’s such a small place where everyone knows everyone. Literally no one I talk to has ever heard of Chalmers, so it’s so neat to see my home town in this video! Most indiana videos cover Gary and Indy.
Since I nerd out on history, I attended the 200th Anniversary of Lewis and Clark expedition at the Falls of Ohio. Lots of history professors and students. Very cool.
That was really cool. I too attended
You discussed the good, the bad, and the ugly with equal weight. This was a good documentary. I would only add, that a visit to,Franklin Indiana is a must. It is a south suburb of Indianapolis with the quintessential charm of mid 20th century Midwest culture. Cmon by, I make you dinner…
Nice to see a balanced coverage of NWI. Too many people doing videos have no idea how important this area is to our nation's economic well being. Plus, we have more than steel mills to look at out our front windows.
Very informative. I never knew you had the best explanation about Hoosier. Actually it makes sense, because the state was first populated by settlers to the South. I do realize there was native settlements to the North. It’s funny that some folks don’t realize Indiana has a great shoreline. I met a guy while vacationing in Europe who worked on ships his career. He gave a crowd of Americans at the table a geography lesson. Kinda funny. Carmel is fairly interesting for a retirement place. I love the covered bridges festival in October.
I believe we are taught in school as Hoosiers that no one actually knows why we are called Hoosiers.
You also missed “The Middle”, a TV show set in the fictional town of Orson, Indiana.
Born-and-raised Hoosier (and Boilermaker) here!! This is fantastic. Thank you!!!!
Its nice to finally find a video recognizing the beautiful Indiana!
Greetings from Indy! Thanks for addressing the 'origin of Hoosier' question. The best answer (that I use) is the simpler "hill" answer. In Missouri, "Hoosier" means "Hillbilly" so it's not exclusive to Indiana. Most people I know use an even easier one: "Hoosier is means person from Indiana" and leave it at that.
As I’ve heard before Hoose was an old Welsh word for a hill person.
A theory I’ve heard, was when a person walked up to one of the cabins in the old days, they’d call out, “Who’s here? Who’s here?”, and that greeting was so common, over time it turned to Hoosier.
Hoosier -- n. A person with a basketball in one hand and a pork tenderloin sandwich in the other.
@@brianarbenz7206 A real pork tenderloin requires both hands! 😄
@@JMutzfeld I guess that's true!
If you marry a woman who has family in indiana, you sir, are moving to Indiana. I don't make the rules.
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Indianapolis known for it's big families and we always stick together even tho there times when we don't deserve it
My sister married a man from Indiana and they now live in Indiana. My daughter married a Marine from Indiana and they are moving to Indiana in August.
Great Video!! As a Logansport Berry, I am happy to say, At least Logansport was somewhat recognized in the video once.
One thing I will say: the northern two thirds aren’t flat everywhere. Along the Wabash and the rivers that feed into it, particularly in northern Indiana, it’s very hilly. The Missisiniwa and Salamonie are very close together so their valleys keep that part of the state largely wooded and rolling. In fact a lot of the eastern side of the state, a county or two in at the very least, is rolling. And the same is true of the northeastern corner and Lake District, running from around Marion (and east and north) to the northern and eastern borders. And it’s hilly up the west side of the state everywhere the Wabash goes, only getting more prairie-like north of Lafayette. There *are* places in the east where it’s flat, but it’s not around so many rivers and lakes. It is such a surprise when I take people around Indiana who are from out of state, or who have only visited Indy by traveling through the flattest part of the state from Chicago.
those things where able to form in the time since the ice sheet receded and melted. a lot farther back in time i think we was under water here based on the fossils i find in my yard and around town in Frankfort. i only find water dwelling things, not fish. one looks like a bunch of disk that stack and fit together and i got a big piece thats like a mass grave of them all mixed. dug it up in my yard. its fossilized so its at least however old it takes for that process.
A few famous Hoosiers you missed: Oscar Robertson, Jim Davis, Axl Rose, Adam Driver, John Chapman (the guy Johnny Appleseed is based on), David Lee Roth, Orville Redenbaucher.
Comedian Jim Gaffigan
Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, Bill Maudlin, Alex Karras
35 year old, 7th generation farmer and lived in Indiana my whole life. No better place to grow up!
Fall festivals are a huge thing here in Indiana, I live in Terre Haute and the surrounding towns here have covered bridge festival, it’s a big thing here, and I’m surprised you mentioned nothing about Rose Hulman, it’s one of the top engineering schools in America, located in Terre Haute as well, we actually have 4 colleges if you count ivy tech community college, because we have Saint Marry of the Woods, which is a catholic college, yet we don’t consider ourselves a college town for some odd reason
I was born and raised in the great state of Indiana. Although I have live other places in my life I always come back home to Indiana. I love it here and plan to spend the rest of my life and then some right here where my family and life long friends make it home. Thank you the in depth video to show there's more than corn in Indiana!!😊
As a life long Hoosier, I still learned a lot of things about Indiana. Thanks
As a lifelong Hoosier, I thank you for doing a great job on this video. You picked up on some small things that only some real research would have taught you. NWI roots for Chicago teams.
i live in west lafayette, about 15 minutes from purdue’s campus. it is quite different than any other town in indiana
Very well done! I've lived here for about 20 years, and this was informative and taught me a few things about Indiana. Since I didn't grow up here, I missed all the historical stuff in school. Usually, I don't watch videos over 10 minutes long. I watched this entire video!
as a resident (and lover) of the state, this video was fantastic and thorough. thank you for this series!
When it comes to the origin of "Hoosier", I was raised with the idea that it stemmed from the phrase "Who's your Mom? Who's your Dad?" as an aspect of our communal hospitality or those that were moving across state looking for a place to stay.
I've heard that Hoosier is from:
1) The last name of the supervisor of the Indiana side's staging area during the building of the Portland Canal in Louisville on the Ohio River.
2) A French word "hosier" which means a rustic person from the interior.
3) A term in use in New Orleans in the early 1800s for anybody who came down the Mississippi from the upper Mississippi, Missouri or Ohio River valleys. The notion is, they were so brawny and stern looking, they would hush the crowd in a bar upon entering it. Hence they were called "hushers."
@@brianarbenz7206 I can guess we can say the mystery is part of our charm.
@@thatmillionthman582 I agree.
My mom used to say, "Whose yer ma and whose yer pa?"
Good video overall. It's nice to see that not everyone out there considers Indiana a "fly-over" state.
Other famous people from Indiana: Thomas Marshall (Woodrow Wilson's US VP) and James Whitcomb Riley (famous poet). Riley actually has a children's hospital named after him in Indy which is very well-regarded.
Northern Indiana is also considered a major medical device industry hub, with MedTronic, DePuy-Synthes, and Zimmer Biomet all having factories in Warsaw, IN (talk about Polish influence, huh?). Auburn, IN was the home of several classic car manufacturers, including Duesenberg (originator of the phrase of "that's a doozey!"), and has a very nice classic car museum. Studebaker was only one of several!
Your videos are becoming more and more polished and professional. Well done!
As an Indian, Indiana is my favourite state. Most so because of general free market policies of government.
been waiting for this video! greetings from northern Indiana!
I travel a lot for work and can confidently say Indiana is up there on the CoL vs “cool place to live” spectrum.
It’s not a particularly earth shattering place to live, but the incredibly low CoL, general availability of work, amenities, central airport, etc. makes it more than serviceable.
Yeah visiting LA is cool, but I cannot fathom why people believe it is worth it to live there year round
The southern part is quite hilly actually. I love it down there!!
Very well done! You've done your research. Thanks!
I was born in the south, but my family's from Elkhart, IN. I guess the reason why I noticed a lot of ppl down here are from Northern Indiana is because of what you mentioned about the British settlers dominating that region of the state. Where's a lot of Irish, Scottish, and English ancestry is located in the Southern regions of the US as well.
Born in Michigan City & spent a lot of time in Marion growing up, with my Dad, I traveled IN top to bottom. VERY WELL DONE!! Thought I knew alot about Indiana till now. Great Job!!
Hoosier National Forest is huge. And New Harmony, Indiana sure has an interesting history.
Excellent job in this video - thanks
you are probably right about the Hoosier origin. new albany use to be the busiest city in Indiana because it was making most of the glass for most of the united states. This is next to Louisville so I can imagine settlers bringing the name to a metropolis and try to differentiate themselves.
As a born and raised Hoosier I approve of this video. Should have mentioned our Covered Bridge Festival which brings in hundreds of thousands of people as does our little destination town called Nashville in Brown County. Also have a large percentage of automotive manufacturing in Indiana not to mention the I-70 corridor which lends to us having thousands of Warehouses, Distribution Centers, and freight moving facilities for the country.
I used to go to Nashville a lot with my mom, my Aunt Ada and my cousin Sally. My Aunt Ada was just in love with Nashville.
No, he shouldn’t have 😂
I appreciate all the work you put into this video and all other videos
I just like that we can see Chicago from my city in Indiana. Makes good photography
I've lived in a few Indiana towns in my life. Mount Summit, New Castle, Knightstown, Greenfield, and Morristown. I'd say Greenfield is the most contemporary of those, but it's pretty expensive for its size and location. Knightstown is probably my favorite, lots of old houses and buildings, not too big or small, affordable housing.
As a Fort Wayne native, with a history buff family, the Treaty of Fort Wayne didn't exactly go down that way. In fact the true story of Chief Little Turtle, William Wells, and MAD Anthony Wayne is fascinating. If Wayne Hadn't died of gout, a Majority of Indiana would have become Kekionga, the largest Native American Reservation. Also. The Shawnee were not involved in the Treaty process because Chief Blue Jacket had been actively working against the other chiefs and he got kicked out by the chiefs!
Now. Do I think Kekionga would alhave stayed huge? Nooooooooo. I just wish the truth of the story was truly taught.
Let's go fort Wayne, btw I'm also from fort Wayne
I'm from Fort Wayne too. My earliest ancestor were Swiss Anabaptist (Mennonite/Amish). My Scottish didn't move that far north until later.
Indianapolis here and agreed a video about Indiana I must watch it thank you.
It's cool to see a RUclips video that covers places I've actually been to before.
I would venture to say most Hoosiers miss "Indiana Time". The suburbs around Chicago are considered the "Region" colloquially. I wish you could have covered Dyngus day in South Bend. You also missed the Orthopedic industry which makes up $40 Billion in revenue. Really great content of the rest!!!
I for one am glad the state finally went on Daylight Savings Time. I appreciate the extra hour of daylight in the evening.
I was born and raised in the Chicago area, but spent my summers on a lake in northeast Indiana. I have traveled the US extensively, but Indiana holds a special place in my heart. I still travel to that same lake that I did as a child, and I intend to spend my retirement there.
Wawasee, or maxinkukee, Webster?
@@oliverbaronick4269 I corrected my comment. Northeast Indiana. Dallas Lake. About 45 minutes east of Wawasee down 6 to 9 north. Closer to Sylvan lake in Rome City. It's on a chain of 5 lakes.
@@brianodonnell7076 yeah there is a lot of lakes it’s kind of the thing around there, never heard of that one though
@@oliverbaronick4269 yup...love that area of the country. Not well known.
I grew up in Indiana, that has served me well and I have very fond memories of places and people. Regret seeing cynical comments, reflecting limited mindsets. Everywhere is what you make of it ...... either negative or positive. Compliments to Carter, on this, among many well done presentations. ✔️☺️
Excellant job of doing your research! Enjoyed your presentation of this beautiful state.