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*Before 1850, most immigrants reached Indiana by a water route, such as the Ohio River. In 1816, when Indiana was admitted as a state, the population was concentrated in three areas: in a band along the southern boundary of the Ohio River; along the Wabash River between its junction with the Ohio River and Terre Haute; and along the Ohio-Indiana state line. | *Before 1850, most immigrants reached Indiana by a water route, such as the Ohio River. In 1816, when Indiana was admitted as a state, the population was concentrated in three areas: in a band along the southern boundary of the Ohio River; along the Wabash River between its junction with the Ohio River and Terre Haute; and along the Ohio-Indiana state line. | ||
*Iowa was the favorite destination of those leaving Indiana in the 1850s, but by 1880 more were leaving Indiana for Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri. | *Iowa was the favorite destination of those leaving Indiana in the 1850s, but by 1880 more were leaving Indiana for Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri. | ||
==Indiana Migration Routes== | |||
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<li>[[Lake Michigan]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Kankakee River]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Ohio River]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Tippecanoe River]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Wabash River]]</li> | |||
<li>[[White River|White River]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Louisville and Portland Canal]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Wabash and Erie Canal]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Buffalo Trace]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Detroit-Chicago Road]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Kellog Trail]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Lafayette Road]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Michigan Road]]</li> | |||
<li>[[National Road]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Cumberland Road]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Old Chicago Road]]</li> | |||
<li>[[Vincennes-Indianapolis-Detroit Road]]</li> | |||
</ul> | |||
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== References<br> == | == References<br> == | ||