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First State Capital

Location: The NE corner of the Old Capitol Grounds, along N. Elm Street, Corydon, near 309 N. Elm St. (Harrison County, Indiana)

Erected by the Corydon Chamber of Commerce

ID#: 31.1963.3 

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Corydon became the first state capital of Indiana in 1816. The first constitution was drawn up and the first sessions of the state legislature and supreme court convened here.

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Politics, Government Institutions