It was uninhabited when it was chosen as a terr. capital in 1836 & named for a president who died that year
[DOC] [TLE] Indiana facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Named "land of Indians" for the many Indian tribes ... 
LEGAL HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January; Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. 
.... On 6 November 2005, a tornado that swept through Evansville left