Indiana has some awesome history. During the 1600s the land was controlled by the french. Around 1614, french explorer Samuel de Chaplain visited the area of Indiana. Did you know Native American tribes lived on this area for thousand of years? Did you know Indiana was named after the Native American Indiana tribes when the europeans arrived? The Hopewells were the first to settle in Indiana. In 1861, Indiana became the 19th state. Did you know the current governor of Indiana is Eric Holcomb? Did you know that Frank Fuzzy Zoeller is the best golfer in Indiana and won the US Open and the Masters?