Time Line
Select a time line to learn about Indiana events, ethnic groups and key state and federal immigration policies.
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1600s to 1816 Time Line
Original Peoples and Early Settlers
From Indiana Territory to Statehood
Immigration Laws: Why These Matter
1817 to 1890 Time Line
Indiana Immigration and Nineteenth-Century Transportation
Early Indiana Industry: The Cannelton Mill in Perry County
How Did Newcomers Become American Citizens?
1891 to 1949 Time Line
Indiana Industry and Immigration: Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Restrictive Legislation in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Ellis Island: A New Gateway to the United States
Indiana and the Early Twentieth Century
World War I and Immigration Policies Affect Indiana
Impact of the Ku Klux Klan on Indiana
1950 to Present Time Line
Into the Twenty-First Century
