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^{Indiana
History}From Mound Builders to Tippecanoe

The Mound Builders were Indiana's earliest known inhabitants, and the remains of their culture have been found along Indiana's rivers and bottomlands. The region was first explored by Europeans, notably the French, in the late 17th cent. The leading French explorer was Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, who came to the area in 1679. At the time of exploration, the area was occupied mainly by Native American groups of the Miami, Delaware, and Potawatamie descents. Vincennes, the first permanent settlement, was fortified in 1732, but for the first half of the 1700s, most of the settlers in the area were Jesuit missionaries or fur traders...more

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**Native Americans**
History of the Ottawa	Miami Nation	History of the Potawatomi
Wea Indian Tribe	Tribes and Villages	Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
		Potawatomi Trail of Death

**African Americans**
In The Civil War	In The U.S. Army
Lest We Forget	AfriGeneas - Indiana
Cemeteries Online

**Indiana In War**
Civil War	WWI American Ship Casualties	35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry 1st Irish
Civil War Soldier Photographs	WWII Indiana Serviceman Database	The American War Library
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients	American Battle Monuments Commission

**Indiana Resources**
Indiana State Flag	Indiana State Library	Indiana Land Records
Indiana Genealogical Society	Indiana Railroads - 1832 - 1900	Indiana Marriages Through 1850
Indiana Cemeteries	Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project	Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana
Birth and Death Certificates	Historic Landmarks	Allan County Public Library
Indiana Genealogy	Indiana Orphan Trains	Indiana State Archives

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