Date: 
Sun, 10/11/2026 - 12:01am to Sat, 10/17/2026 - 11:59pm

Indiana Quick Quiz

Indiana History ...1. What was the original name of Bridgeton?
2. What was the original name of Mansfield?
3. How many covered bridges are there in Parke County?
4. How long does the annual Parke County Covered Bridge Festival last?

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October 14, 1910     Johnny Wooden is born in Hall, Indiana.  He gains fame as a basketball coach, taking UCLA to 10 championships.

 

October 14 1925     Samuel Ralston dies at the age of 67. As the 28th Governor of Indiana, he began the state park system.

 

October 15, 1966     Angel Mounds near Evansville is added to the National Register of Historic Places.

 

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Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken at the brand new Indiana State Archives building in Indianapolis. The building is now open to the public, so make a plan to stop by!

 

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
- John Wooden

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Answers:      1.   Lockwood Mills     2.   Dickson's Mills     3.   31     4. 10 days starting the 2nd Friday in October

 

Mansfield bridge

 

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