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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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Two-alarm fire at western Vanderburgh County house

Sep 5, 2008 7:31 pm

Firefighters from four departments are on the scene of a house fire near the intersection of Koressel and Marx roads in western Vanderburgh County.

Amazonia helps zoo draw more than 38,000 visitors in exhibit's first month

Sep 5, 2008 5:01 pm

Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden drew just over 38,000 visitors in the month after its new exhibit, Amazonia, opened, according to a news release from the office of Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinz...

Old Farmer's Almanac singing White Christmas for Tri-State

Sep 5, 2008 3:01 pm

Old Farmer's Almanac says it may be a white Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Delta Queen making stop

Sep 5, 2008 1:31 pm

Delta Queen making one of her final stops in Henderson

Cars, music and Downtown bierstubes on tap

Sep 5, 2008 1:16 pm

Cars, music and bierstubes are on tap in Downtown Evansville

Items stolen from railway

Sep 5, 2008 12:46 pm

Police probing burglary at Huntingburg, Ind., rail yard

Bertram plugs 'exciting' school

Sep 5, 2008 5:23 am

EVSC kicks off Attendance Awareness Month with an event at Daniel Wertz Elementary School.

School bond supporters launch Web site

Sep 5, 2008 5:22 am

The citizen group fighting for passage of the Nov. 4 referendum to support Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. projects has taken its campaign online.

Three groups endorse Ellsworth

Sep 5, 2008 5:22 am

Rep. Brad Ellsworth's re-election campaign garnered endorsements Thursday from political committees representing the National Rifle Association, Indiana Farm Bureau and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Ind. limestone seen as storage space for greenhouse gas

Sep 5, 2008 5:10 am

Summit explores carbon capture, storage ideas

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