What Does A Star On An Indiana Home Mean? Not Just Decoration

There are many ways to decorate your home in Indiana to give it more aesthetic appeal. And while traveling through a neighborhood in the Hoosier State, you might see a star adorning the outside of the home. Each adds a unique touch to a home, coming in different colors, shapes, and sizes. But the star has a deeper meaning beyond a pretty decoration on an Indiana home.

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What Does A Star On An Indiana Home Mean? Not Just Decoration

These metal stars are called 'barn stars' and according to House Digest, these stars were painted directly onto barns and were later handcrafted from metal or wood. The five-pointed star originated among the German-American farming communities in Pennsylvania and began as an attempt to ward off evil and bring good luck to the farmers. But it's more than just the shape of the star that has significance. The color of the barn star chosen also has a specific meaning.

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Blue

Blue (and black) stars represent protection.

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White

White stands for purity

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Brown

Brown means friendship and strength and pays homage to Mother Earth.

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Green

Green stars symbolize fertility and growth-ideal for a farm.

These bold stars are a great statement piece for any Indiana home or barn and hopefully bring you luck and protection to your home too.

16 Indiana Towns with Dirty-Sounding Names

A majority of these towns were given their names in the mid-to-late 1800s as settlers making their way across the country found unclaimed plots of land and decided to make them their own. While I imagine they thought the names they came up with were innocent, and perhaps a tribute to something in their lives, pop culture has warped our minds to the point since then that we can't help but think of something about the town that was never intended by its founders. Take a look at this list. I guarantee there's at least one name that will make you chuckle.

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See 11 Unique Attractions You'll Only Find in Indiana

The website, RoadsideAmerica.com, which keeps tabs on the more unique attractions each state has to offer, lists 75 attractions for Indiana. The following 11 are the ones I found to be the most interesting and hope to see in person with my own eyes one of these days.

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