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Tennessee is farther east than Indiana.
Indiana is farthest east. To travel from Tennessee to Indiana the direction of travel is 6° East of true North.
Yes, The state of Indiana is farther north than the state of Tennessee.
Indiana
Indiana
The first capital of Indiana was Vincennes, but that was only the capital when Indiana was a territory. The second capital was Corydon, and that city was the capital when Indiana became a state. After that, the capital became Indianapolis.
corydon became a territorial capital in 1813 when it was moved from vincennes. when Indiana became a state on December 11, 1816, corydon became the FIRST state capital. in order to have a more centralized capital, it was moved to Indianapolis in 1825. (source: a lifetime resident of corydon, Indiana)
Indiana was the first state admitted to the Union after the War of 1812. Indiana Territory became a state on December 11, 1816.
Indiana became the 19th State in 1816 and Illinois became the 21st State in 1818.
Tennessee
Yes, indeed. He was one of earlier settlers in West Tennessee and was a leader when it became a state. He became their first Congressman after serving on the committee that drew up the state constitution.