State Flag of Indiana Jigsaw Puzzle

This design features the state flag of Indiana, which is is a U.S. state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th state on December 11, 1816. The flag of Indiana was designed by Paul Hadley and officially adopted by the state of Indiana in 1917. The flag consists of a gold torch that represents liberty and enlightenment; the rays around the torch represent their far-reaching influence. The nineteen stars represent Indiana's place as the nineteenth state to join the United States. The thirteen stars in the outer loop symbolize the original Thirteen Colonies, the five inner stars represent the next five states added to the Union, and the one large star above the torch represents Indiana. The capital city of Indiana is Indianapolis, which is also the largest city in the state. Other major cities in Indiana include Fort Wayne, Evansville, South Bend, Carmel, Fishers, Bloomington, Hammond, Gary, Lafayette, Muncie, Noblesville, Terre Haute, Greenwood, Kokomo, Anderson, Elkhart, Mishawaka and Lawrence.