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Encyclopedia > Seal of Indiana

The seal of Indiana has gone through several revisions since the region was a part of the Northwest Territory. The current design was standardized by the Indiana General Assembly in 1963. It depicts a woodsman chopping a sycamore tree, while an American Bison runs in the foreground and the sun sets in the background. The leaves of the state tree, the tulip, are in the border design. State seal of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and the Territory North West of the Ohio, was a governmental region within the early United States. ... The Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the state government of Indiana. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The word woodsman, meaning man of the woods, can be applied to any person coming from or living in a wooded area. ... Sycamore is a name applied at various times and places to three very different types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. ... Binomial name Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies B. b. ... The Sun (Latin: Sol) is the star at the center of the Solar System. ... Species Liriodendron chinense (Hemsl. ...


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Detailed history of seal: http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/ihb/emblems/sealinfo.html

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