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November 19, 2012

 

vintage postcard of turkey pulling cart with child sitting on pumpkin

Giving Thanks On Schedule

Governor Noah Noble proclaimed Indiana’s first Thanksgiving Day December 7, 1837. In 1863, Indiana joined all the Northern states in a coordinated observance.

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