"Indiana State Road 140 State Road 140 (SR 140) is a State Road in the eastern section of the state of Indiana. Running for about in a general north-south direction, connecting rural portions of Rush and Henry counties. SR 140 was originally introduced in 1932 to connect Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home to US 40 in Knightstown. The road was paved by the late 1930s. SR 140 starts in rural Rush County, just south of Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy, as a continuation of Rushville Road (CR 340 W). The state road heads generally towards the northwest, passing through Hoosier"
"the new state. A resident of Indiana is officially known as a Hoosier. The etymology of this word is disputed, but the leading theory, as advanced by the Indiana Historical Bureau and the Indiana Historical Society, has ""Hoosier"" originating from Virginia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee (a part of the Upland South region of the United States) as a term for a backwoodsman, a rough countryman, or a country bumpkin. The first inhabitants in what is now Indiana were the Paleo-Indians, who arrived about 8000 BC after the melting of the glaciers at the end of the Ice Age. Divided into"
"state name in its nickname (""Illinoisans"", ""Texans"", etc.). In addition to ""The Hoosier's Nest"", the term also appeared in the ""Indianapolis Journal""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ""Carrier's Address"" on January 1, 1833. There are many suggestions for the derivation of the word, but none is universally accepted. In 1900, Meredith Nicholson wrote ""The Hoosiers"", an early attempt to study the etymology of the word as applied to Indiana residents. Jacob Piatt Dunn, longtime secretary of the Indiana Historical Society, published ""The Word Hoosier"", a similar attempt, in 1907. Both chronicled some of the popular and satirical etymologies circulating at the time and focused much"
"Hoosiers (film) Hoosiers is a 1986 sports film written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh in his feature directorial debut. It tells the story of a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship. It is loosely based on the Milan High School team that won the 1954 state championship. Gene Hackman stars as Norman Dale, a new coach with a spotty past. The film co-stars Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, whose role as the basketball-loving town drunk earned him an Oscar nomination. Jerry Goldsmith was also nominated for an Academy Award for his score."
"of journalists. American Film Institute Lists Hoosiers (film) Hoosiers is a 1986 sports film written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh in his feature directorial debut. It tells the story of a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship. It is loosely based on the Milan High School team that won the 1954 state championship. Gene Hackman stars as Norman Dale, a new coach with a spotty past. The film co-stars Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, whose role as the basketball-loving town drunk earned him an Oscar nomination. Jerry Goldsmith was also nominated for"
"named in his honor. Six Hoosiers have been elected as Vice-President. The most recent was Mike Pence, elected in 2016. The last decades of the 19th century began what is known as the ""golden age of Indiana literature"", a period that lasted until the 1920s. Edward Eggleston wrote ""The Hoosier Schoolmaster"" (1871), the first best seller to originate in the state. Many other followed, including Maurice Thompson's ""Hoosier Mosaics"" (1875), and Lew Wallace's """" (1880). Indiana developed a reputation as the ""American heartland"" following several widely read novels beginning with Booth Tarkington's ""The Gentleman from Indiana"" (1899), Meredith Nicholson's The"
"seating 9,325. Hoosier Hysteria may have its roots firmly planted in the high school game, but the college tradition brings its own depth to Indiana's passion. In NCAA Division I basketball, Indiana's colleges and universities have a storied past. Big Ten rivals Purdue University and Indiana University are the most notable, with national and conference championships to boast. Smaller schools such as the University of Notre Dame, Indiana State University, Ball State University, Butler University, the University of Evansville, IUPUI, Purdue Fort Wayne, and Valparaiso University add to the mix. Vincennes University boasts an outstanding national tradition in the junior"
"Indiana decided to reintroduce wild turkeys back to Indiana, dedicating for the purpose. Also found in Hoosier National Forest is Sundance Lake, a lake. Hoosier National Forest lies in parts of nine counties in southern Indiana. The trail system has almost , and allows horseback riding and mountain bikes, along with hiking. Hikers are to yield to horses, and mountain bikers are to yield to both of them. Within the Hemlock Cliffs Valley, located within the central portion of the National Forest, there is the 1.2 mile Hemlock Cliffs trail. The trail is noted as access to sandstone cliffs and"
"Robert Newton, died in 2012, aged 85, at his home in Lakeville, Indiana. His wife and co-founder, Joyce Newton, died aged 85 on January 16, 2018. Hoosier Racing Tire Hoosier Racing Tire is an American tire manufacturer primarily specializing in the production of tires for competition use. Based in Lakeville, Indiana the company was founded in 1957. Hoosier employs nearly 500 people, and has provided tires for use in series sanctioned by Grand-Am, IHRA, ARCA, CRA, NASCAR, IMCA, WISSOTA, SCCA, AIS, and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. On November 23, 2012, it was announced that the UARA-Stars Late Model"
"especially in the Midwest and Upper South. Indiana has 10 of the 12 largest high school gyms in the United States, and is famous for its basketball passion, known as Hoosier Hysteria. College basketball is quite popular and draws TV high ratings. Every March, a 68-team, six-round, single-elimination tournament (commonly called March Madness) determines the national champions of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship men's college basketball. The Women's National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. The WNBA was formed in 1996 as the women's counterpart to the"
"Indiana Hoosiers The Indiana Hoosiers are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of Indiana University Bloomington, named after the colloquial term for people from the state of Indiana. The Hoosiers participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 24 sports and became a member of the Big Ten Conference on December 1, 1899. The school's official colors are crimson and cream. The Indiana Hoosiers have won 24 NCAA national championships and one Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national championship. In addition to 141 NCAA individual national championships. Titles won by teams include eight by"
"Indiana Hoosiers baseball The Indiana Hoosiers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Indiana University Bloomington in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Big Ten Conference. The team plays at Bart Kaufman Field, which opened for the 2013 season. In conference postseason play, Indiana has won four Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournaments and made five NCAA Regionals appearances, including one College World Series appearance in 2013. In regular season play, the Hoosiers have won six Big Ten Conference titles. In 1984, Bob Morgan replaced"
"for their basketball teams where many players go on to participate at higher levels of competition after graduation. In the 2016–17 season, 980,673 boys and girls represented their schools in interscholastic basketball competition, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. The states of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky are particularly well known for their residents' devotion to high school basketball, commonly called Hoosier Hysteria in Indiana; the critically acclaimed film ""Hoosiers"" shows high school basketball's depth of meaning to these communities. There is currently no tournament to determine a national high school champion. The most serious effort was"
"Hoosier Park Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino is a racino including a standardbred racetrack located in Anderson, Indiana, approximately 30 miles northeast of Indianapolis. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The facility features live harness racing from April through October, casino gaming, restaurants, a gift shop, and entertainment. The $300,000 Dan Patch Stakes was established at Hoosier Park in 1994 and has become a tradition that highlights some of the best athletes in the sport of harness racing. The 2017 Breeders Crown, harness racing's annual series of 12 championship events valued at $6 million, was contested at"
"Hoosier National Forest The Hoosier National Forest is a property managed by the United States Forest Service in the hills of southern Indiana. Composed of four separate sections, it has a total area of . Hoosier National Forest's headquarters are located in Bedford, with a regional office in Tell City. Prominent places within the Forest include the Lick Creek Settlement, Potts Creek Rockshelter Archeological Site, and Jacob Rickenbaugh House. Hoosier National Forest was first touched by humanity 12,000 years ago, when Native Americans in the United States hunted in the forest. Europeans reached the forest in the late 17th century,"
"Hoosier Crossroads Conference The Hoosier Crossroads Conference is a member conference of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Teams first competed in the conference in the 2000-2001 school year. The HCC contains eight high schools in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Area. There are two schools in Hendricks County, one in Boone County, four in Hamilton County, and one in Marion County. All schools are 6A in football (Except Zionsville, who is 5A) 3A in soccer, and 4A in all other class sports. The conference started in 2000, as the West division of the Olympic Conference (Brownsburg, Hamilton Southeastern, Harrison, McCutcheon, and"
"have an out-of-conference rivalry with Kentucky. The Hoosiers played the Wildcats annually from 1987 until 2005 in what was known as the ""Bourbon Barrel"" game. The two teams played for a trophy called the ""Bourbon Barrel"" from 1987 until both schools mutually agreed to retire the trophy in 1999 following the alcohol-related death of a Kentucky football player. The two teams last met on September 17, 2005 with Indiana winning 38-14; Indiana leads the overall series (18-17-1). The Hoosier football program has the dubious distinction of having the most all-time losses (672 as of the end of the 2017 season)"
"the Hoosiers men's soccer team, a record-setting six straight in men's swimming and diving, five by the Hoosiers men's basketball team, three in men's cross country, one in men's track and field and one in wrestling. The Hoosiers' athletic program is perhaps best known for its basketball program, with its five NCAA Championships tying for fourth in history. Indiana's 1976 squad remains the last undefeated NCAA men's basketball champion. A 2018 study listed Indiana as the second most valuable collegiate basketball program in the country. Additionally, Hoosiers' athletics is well known for its soccer program; by a number of indicators,"
"a total nearing 140 million dollars. Following the purchase, 27 year veteran John DeSalle was named president. Founded in Lakeville, Indiana the company was founded in 1957. Stock car racer Robert Newton wished to design a faster tire compound to gain an advantage against fellow racers. This was done by retreading street tires in order to obtain a compound that would adequately gain enough traction. Using an abandoned barn to start his business, he began sales to local racers. The Hoosier logo is colored after Newton's race car at the time which was purple. The founder of Hoosier Racing Tire,"
"high school athletes play against each other, with the teams named ""Hickory"" and ""Terhune,"" as in the movie. Hoosier Gym The Hoosier Gym is a basketball gymnasium, museum, and community center located in Knightstown, Indiana. It is famous for being a filming location for the 1986 basketball movie ""Hoosiers"", starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper. The gym was the home court of the movie's Hickory Huskers. The facility has kept the same look as it did when the movie was filmed in 1985. The gym attracts 80,000 tourists to the town per year. In 1920, the Knightstown Community School had"
"Hoosier Gym The Hoosier Gym is a basketball gymnasium, museum, and community center located in Knightstown, Indiana. It is famous for being a filming location for the 1986 basketball movie ""Hoosiers"", starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper. The gym was the home court of the movie's Hickory Huskers. The facility has kept the same look as it did when the movie was filmed in 1985. The gym attracts 80,000 tourists to the town per year. In 1920, the Knightstown Community School had no gymnasium. Basketball games were held in Bell's Hall above Jolly's Drugstore and in the basement gym of"
"Knightstown, Indiana Knightstown is a town in Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, along the Big Blue River. The population was 2,182 at the 2010 census. It is approximately thirty-two miles east of Indianapolis. Knightstown is famous for the 1986 film ""Hoosiers"". The Hoosier Gym was used in the filming of the film. Knightstown hosts two annual festivals: Jubilee Days held in early-mid June and The Hoosier Fall Festival held in September. Knightstown also hosts an annual car show and a music series on the town square. The Hoosier Gym also hosts Indiana's best high school basketball players in the annual"
"river. Nearly level but slightly depressed below the surrounding soils. They are very poorly drained and are often have standing water. Larger tracts of this type of soil can be used for row crops, but not the limited sizes found in the rookery. Heron Rookery The Heron Rookery in Porter County, Indiana was set aside to protect the nesting grounds of the great blue heron (""Ardea herodias""). In 1980, the Indiana State Department of Correction transferred to the National Park Service in exchange for of land at Hoosier Prairie. In 1982, the Youth Conservation Corp constructed the trail and parking"
"John B. Brough, he was considered one of the two strongest men in Washington County, IN. He was always being challenged to prove his might, and seems to have won several fights over men half his age. After whipping six or eight men in a fist fight in Louisville, Ky, he cracked his fists and said, ""Ain't I a husher,"" which was changed in the news to ""Hoosier,"" and thus originated the name of Hoosier in connection with Indiana men. Jorge Santander Serrano, a PhD student from Indiana University has also suggested that ""Hoosier"" might come from the French words"
"climbing. Much of Hoosier National Forest is over karst, responsible for the many caves in southern Indiana. Included in Hoosier National Forest is the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area, the only recognized wilderness area left in Indiana. This means that no motorized vehicles are allowed in the area, and instead mules and horses must be used to maintain hiking trails. In the Clover Lick Barrens, the southern portion of Hoosier National Forest near the Ohio River, the vegetation is more typical of that found on prairies in the Great Plains. This was discovered by a botanist and biologist from the"
"Abraham Lincoln: The Hoosier Youth Abraham Lincoln, The Hoosier Youth is a heroic bronze sculpture by American artist Paul Manship and was commissioned in 1928 by the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company for its headquarters in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The statue is tall and sits atop a pedestal designed by architect Benjamin Wistar Morris and a granite base. The sculpture depicts a youthful Abraham Lincoln during the time he lived in Indiana. The Lincoln figure wears a handmade shirt, buckskin trousers, and boots. He is seated on a tree stump and holds a book. An ax leans against his leg"
"at Indiana. The Hoosiers are among the most storied programs in the history of college basketball. A 2018 study listed Indiana as the second most valuable collegiate basketball program in the country. Indiana has ranked in the top 20 nationally in men's basketball attendance every season since Assembly Hall opened in 1972, and often in the top five. Indiana has three main rivalries including in-state, against the Purdue Boilermakers (see Indiana–Purdue rivalry), and out-of-state, against the Kentucky Wildcats (see Indiana–Kentucky rivalry) and the Illinois Fighting Illini (see Illinois–Indiana rivalry). Indiana players wear warm-up pants that are striped red and white,"
"Indiana. The Indiana Derby was once held at Hoosier Park but is now held at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino. In 2018, Caesars Entertainment bought Hoosier Park from Centaur Holdings, along with Indiana Grand. The company stated that it might rebrand the property as Harrah's Hoosier Park. The track is a seven-eighths of a mile dirt oval. There is no turf course. Stakes races at Hoosier Park include: Hoosier Park Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino is a racino including a standardbred racetrack located in Anderson, Indiana, approximately 30 miles northeast of Indianapolis. It is owned and operated by Caesars"
"play. Since the Big Ten began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991, Indiana has won 11 Big Ten tournament titles. Indiana has also been crowned regular season champion 14 times, including nine-straight seasons from 1996–2004. A league-record 11 Big Ten Players of the Year come from Indiana. Indiana players have won six Hermann Trophies (including Ken Snow twice) and three Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year awards. The Hoosiers have produced 13 United States men's national soccer team players, six Olympians and six World Cup players. In addition, Hoosier players have earned All-America honors 52 times. Every year since the"
"NS system at Lincoln City. NS gives HOS customers a direct connection to much of the eastern United States, with lines to such centers of commerce as Kansas City, Missouri and Louisville, Kentucky. The Hoosier Southern passes through the following Indiana communities: Hoosier Southern Railroad The Hoosier Southern Railroad is a short-line railroad owned and operated by the Perry County Port Authority (PCPA) of Perry County, Indiana. The railroad originally consisted of a 22.3 mile line between the Indiana communities of Cannelton and Santa Claus that the Port Authority purchased from Norfolk Southern in 1991. The line had been unused"
"in the U.S. Senate. Hoosiers also helped Abraham Lincoln win the presidency in the 1860 election and voted in favor of his re-election in 1864. Although Lincoln won only 40 percent of the country's popular vote in the U.S. presidential election in 1860, he earned Indiana's 13 electoral votes with 51.09 percent of its popular vote, compared to Stephen Douglas's 42.44 percent, John Breckenridge's 4.52 percent, and John Bell's 1.95 percent. In the 1864 presidential election, Lincoln once again carried the state, this time by a wider margin, earning Indiana's electoral votes with 53.6 percent of the state's popular vote"
"the national champions of NCAA Division I men's college basketball. Most U.S. states also crown state champions among their high schools. Many high school basketball teams have intense local followings, especially in the Midwest and Upper South. Indiana has 10 of the 12 largest high school gyms in the United States, and is famous for its basketball passion, known as Hoosier Hysteria. Notable NBA players in history include Wilt Chamberlain (4 time MVP), Bill Russell (5 time MVP), Bob Pettit (11 time all NBA team), Bob Cousy (12 time all NBA team), Jerry West (12 time all NBA team), Julius"
"and restore the building. It re-opened in 1987 and continues to operate. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Hoosier Theatre ""For the theater in Hoosier Theater in Whiting, Indiana see Hoosier Theater Building The Hoosier Theatre is a 225-seat historic theatre located at 209 Ferry Street in Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana. It was built in 1837 as a warehouse and store to serve the town's large Ohio River traffic. Over the years it has housed a saddlery, the local post office, a tavern, the offices of the Vevay Newspaper, and a theatre, which it"