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Sister Cities |
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Clarksville, IN -- La Garenne-Colombes, France
Vincennes, IN -- Vincennes, Ile-de-France, France
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Francophone Place Names |
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Busseron, Dupont, Dupon, La Fontaine , Lagrange County, Lagrange, La Porte, Metz, Napoleon, Orleans, Terre Haute, Vincennes, French Lick, Fayette, Fayetteville, Township of Lafayette, LaGrange County, Dubois Ridge, Wabash, La Crosse, Leroy, New Paris, Stendhal, France Park, San Pierre, Bellefountain, Paris Crossing, St. Omer, Dubois County, Elkhart County (French named the place "heart of the stag", which became "elkhart" in English), LaPorte County, French Post Park, Maumee River
Guernsey, E.Y. Indiana: The influence of the Indian upon its History--with Indian and French names for Natural and Cultural Locations (Map, Revised 1968). Publication No. 122, Indianapolis: Department of Natural Resources, State of Indiana, 1932.
Guide to Ethnic History Materials in Manuscript Collections at the Indiana Historical Society
French Collection
Belgian Collection
Swiss Collection
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French Heritage |
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Over 19,200 Indiana residents speak French, French Cajun, French Creole or Patois, and nearly 168,000 claim French or French-Canadian ancestry. There are around 600 French citizens living in Indiana.
Indiana Division of Historic Presevation and Archaeology
Foreign Language Initiative:
Teaching the French Language Using Architecture, Archaeology, and Heritage
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