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  2. History of Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Formal use of the word Indiana dates from 1768, when a Philadelphia-based trading company gave their land claim in the present-day state of West Virginia the name of Indiana in honor of its previous owners, the Iroquois. Later, ownership of the claim was transferred to the Indiana Land Company, the first recorded use of the word Indiana.

  3. Northwest Territory - Wikipedia

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    The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest[ a] and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolution. Established in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation through the Northwest Ordinance, it was the nation's first post ...

  4. Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809) - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Fort Wayne, sometimes called the Ten O'clock Line Treaty or the Twelve Mile Line Treaty, is an 1809 treaty that obtained 29,719,530 acres of Native American land for the settlers of Illinois and Indiana. The negotiations primarily involved the Delaware tribe but included other tribes as well. However, the negotiations excluded the ...

  5. Indian removals in Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Indian removals in Indiana followed a series of the land cession treaties made between 1795 and 1846 that led to the removal of most of the native tribes from Indiana. Some of the removals occurred prior to 1830, but most took place between 1830 and 1846. The Lenape (Delaware), Piankashaw, Kickapoo, Wea, and Shawnee were removed in the 1820s ...

  6. North and East of First Principal Meridian - Wikipedia

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    Land Sales. The Act of March 3, 1819 established the Piqua Land District, with a Land Office in that town for sale of lands in this survey within 48 miles (77 km) of the state of Indiana. For lands in this survey more than 48 miles (77 km) from Indiana, a land office and land district were established at Delaware.

  7. Vincennes, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Vincennes, Indiana. /  38.67833°N 87.51611°W  / 38.67833; -87.51611. Vincennes is a city in, and the county seat of, Knox County, Indiana, United States. [ 4] It is located on the lower Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville and Terre Haute.

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