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The state flag,
adopted in 1917, has a torch that stands for liberty and
enlightenment. The 19th and largest star above the torch
represents Indiana, the 19th state. The state seal shows a pioneer
scene. The sun setting behind the hills represents Indiana's
historic position as a foothold in the westward movement. Between
1816 and 1963, there were more than 200 variations of the seal.
The present seal was officially adopted in 1963.
Indiana is a small state of the United States with a large
population. It covers the smallest area of any state in the
Midwest. No other state west of the Appalachian Mountains is
smaller, except Hawaii. Indiana ranks 38th in size among all the
states but is 14th in population. It is also a major manufacturing
and farming state. |
