HOOSIER STATE • DICCIONARIO INGLES.COM • Definition of Hoosier State

... out a hollow rumble instead of a flinty roar. The shape and firmness of the road-bed were the same, but the ends of boards sometimes cropped out along the sides. In this day, branches of the old national thoroughfare penetrate to every part of the Hoosier State. The people build 'pikes instead of what are called dirt roads. There are, of course, many muddy lanes and by-ways. But they have some of the best drives which have been lifted out of the ...

— Old Caravan Days • Mary Hartwell Catherwood