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Southern Indiana, in the United States, is notable because it is culturally unique. The area's geography has led to a blend of Northern and Southern culture that is not found in the rest of the state of Indiana.
Culturally, there are many distinctive characteristics. Southern Indiana speech patterns gravitate toward a Southern drawl, though the accent is considerably less pronounced than in points further south in the Upland South or in the Deep South. The Roman Catholic Church has a significant presence in the region. Noteworthy Catholic institutions in Southern Indiana include St. Meinrad Archabbey, one of two Catholic archabbies/seminaries in the United States and Mount St. Francis, a large retreat center in Floyd County.
Southern Indiana's topography is considerably more varied and complex than central and northern Indiana, including large tracts of forest (e.g., Hoosier National Forest), rolling fields, and a chain of low mountains/high hills (800-1,000 ft.) called the Knobstone Escarpment, or Knobs. The region also includes the oldest exposed Devonian fossil beds in the world at the Falls of the Ohio state park in Clarksville.

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At ease in the uniform

Sep 7, 2008 5:44 am

When Brittney Dillon entered the Army Junior ROTC program at Harrison High School, she didn't know what to expect. But, for Cadet Command Sgt. Maj. Dillon, her reluctant feelings developed into a pass...

Clinic merger Q & A

Sep 7, 2008 5:16 am

Change typically stirs excitement, anxiety and questions. And last week's news of a merger between Deaconess Medical Group and Welborn Clinic to form Deaconess Clinic was no exception. Welborn Clinic ...

Director named for cMoe

Sep 7, 2008 5:15 am

Carol Young is the new executive director of cMoe.

Food pantry runs feed stomachs, souls

Sep 7, 2008 5:15 am

Marian Pigman has advanced Alzheimer's, but she enjoys going with her husband, Bill, on deliveries for the St. Vincent De Paul food pantry in Evansville.

Center gets second life

Sep 7, 2008 5:15 am

Three years after a crisis, Posey County Humane Society getting closer to opening a new shelter

Prepared for the eye of a storm | VIDEO

Sep 7, 2008 5:15 am

As Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Gulf Coast last weekend, volunteers from the American Red Cross of Southwestern Indiana headed toward the eye of the storm.

USI enrollment reaches record of 10,126

Sep 7, 2008 5:15 am

Record enrollment is reported at USI this fall.

High school fundraiser beats goal

Sep 7, 2008 5:14 am

Mater Dei and Memorial high schools have completed a successful fund-raising drive.

Carol Young named new executive director of cMoe

Sep 7, 2008 2:40 am

Carol Young, a new Evansville resident with prior experience working for the San Diego Public Library System, will be the new executive director of the Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville.

Author fights to tell underdogs' story

Sep 7, 2008 2:39 am

Regional historian Randy Mills, a university professor, is working on a book about the difficult conditions in Southwest Indiana coal mines in the 1920s and '30s.

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