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Why Indiana’s Geography Made It Some of History’s Most Valuable Land
Why has Indiana become such a valuable crossroads for transportation, manufacturing and agriculture? Explore how glaciers, buried rivers, ancient limestone and a central location shaped the state’s economy and its place in American history.
The Laurentide Ice Sheet left northern Indiana flat to gently rolling, with fertile soils and a landscape well suited to moving freight. South of Bloomington, the terrain shifts toward hills, ravines and exposed rock. Beneath the glacial deposits lies the buried Teays River valley, now an aquifer supplying drinking water to Indiana communities.
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