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Discover Indiana invites you to take a journey across the 19th state and explore the places that have a story to tell how Indiana government was shaped into the form it currently takes.\r\n\r\nPlease keep in mind that each tour is by no means a comprehensive list of sites in Indiana related to each theme. 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