Nicknamed the Hoosier State, Indiana entered into Statehood on December 11, 1816. The Indiana State Capital is Indianapolis, and the State motto is The Crossroads of America. The Indiana State flower is the peony (1957). The Indiana State tree is the tulip tree (1931). The Indiana State bird is the cardinal (1933). The Indiana State song is “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away” (1913). The Indiana State river is the Wabash. The Indiana State stone is the limestone.