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NAME
THE PEOPLE OF INDIANA ARE SAID TO HAVE GOTTEN THEIR NAME
"HOOSIERS" BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT PASS A HOUSE WITHOUT PULLING THE
LATCHSTRING AND CRYING OUT, "WHO'S HERE?"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN