Corydon, Indiana was Indiana's first capitol
Corydon, Indiana is located along the Ohio River to the west of Louisville, Kentucky and New Albany, Indiana.
The address of the Corydon Capitol State Historic Site is: Po Box 572, Corydon, IN 47112-0572
Corydon
Corydon
Indianapolis became the state capital on January 10, 1825. From statehood in 1816 until 1825, the capital was Corydon.
The phone number of the Corydon Capitol State Historic Site is: 812-738-4890.
The Indiana state capital moved to Indianapolis from Corydon in 1825.
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)
due to a rise in Indiana's pop. They needed a bigger town .
Corydon was the state capital from 1816 to 1825.
It wasn't. The capital of Indiana Territory (before Indiana became a state) was at Vincennes 1800-1813. The territorial capital was moved to Corydon in 1813 (and Corydon became the State's first capital in 1816). The Indiana State Museum attributes the move to politics: "In 1813, the territory capital was moved to Corydon along the Ohio River. The move was a master political strategy devised by Jonathan Jennings. Jennings was the territorial delegate to Congress and a bitter political foe of Harrison. Jennings later became the first governor of the state of Indiana. "