As Election Day nears, it's notable in this 200th Year of Indiana Statehood that Indiana Governor Mike Pence, a Hoosier, is on the ticket of a major party in the presidential race, as Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate on the Republican ticket--and Governor Pence is #156 on my Indiana 200 list.
Back in the 19th Century, Schuyler Colfax (#157) served as Vice President of the United States in the first term of President Ulysses Grant, after having served in the US House, rising to the Speakership.
Also in the realm of presidential history, we can't forget that while Abraham Lincoln's Land may be Illinois, he spent part of his youth in Indiana, and so he's #158 on the list, especially considering the sign greeting I-90 eastbound motorists just across the Illinois-Indiana state line that declares Indiana as Mr. Lincoln's Boyhood home. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial preserves a site pertaining to his youth (#159).
And though he got going in earnest toward his fame to claim in Ohio with his brother, Wilbur Wright (#160) was born in Millville (#161).
Also in the course of his life, while charting toward a substantial professional career, renowned African-American chemical scientist Percy Julian (#162) studied at DePauw University (#163) in Greencastle (#164), which has a science and math center named for him (#165).
Another notable university, Purdue (#164) in Lafayette (#165) has Mitch Daniels (#166) as its president, the predecessor of Mike Pence. They're home to the Boilermakers (#167), which makes for quite an interesting mascot.
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