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CORYDON, INDIANA |
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| HISTORY OF CORYDON |
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Organized 1808 from parts of Knox and Clark Counties. Named in honor of William Henry Harrison who owned land within the County and was Territorial Governor and later ninth President of U S. Fourth county formed in Indiana Territory. Original Harrison County comprised a large area and parts went to form Washington, Perry, Orange, Crawford and Floyd Counties. Two buildings have served as county courthouses... the original State Capitol and the present courthouse erected 1929. County records date from 1808. |
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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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FIRST STATE CAPITAL |
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The capital of Indiana Territory was moved to Corydon from Vincennes, 1813. This building became first State Capitol, 1816. Offices were moved to Indianapolis in 1825. |
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NDIANA CAPITOL |
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In the home of Reuben W Nelson two blocks east of here, eleven Master Masons representing the nine lodges in Indiana assembled December 3, 1817 and called a meeting at Madison to organize a Grand Lodge. |
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CORYDON CONVENTION OF FREEMASONS |
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The Corps of Discovery explored lands of Louisiana Purchase and Pacific Northwest, 1803 - 1806. Shields settled in southern Indiana by June 1807. Appointed captain in Clark County militia July 1807. Died in Harrison County in December 1809. |
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Home of Governor William Hendricks 1822 - 1825 while he was Governor of Indiana. Front room was Governor's Headquarters. Hendricks was also Secretary of Constitutional Convention. House was built 1817 by Davis Floyd. Territorial Auditor and Treasurer and member of Constitutional Convention. Floyd had been convicted 1806 of aiding Aaron Burr. House purchased 1841 by Judge William A Porter, noted lawyer, judge, and staunch Whig leader who served many terms in State Legislature and was Speaker of House 1849. The home, since 1841, of Judge Porter and descendants. |
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GOVERNOR'S HEADQUARTERS |
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Built 1817. Housed offices of State Treasurer and Auditor until fall of 1824. The cellar was the treasury vault. Building used by Harrison County Seminary, 1829 - 1851. Since 1871, home of Amzi Brewster heirs. |
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FIRST STATE OFFICE BUILDING |
| CIVIL WAR BATTLES |
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Home Guard soldiers held here after battle | County Courthouse in 1863 | Home of Colonel Lewis Jordan, Commander of Union Troops during battle. |
| INDEX TO BATTLE OF CORYDON | A TOWN SQUARE | B OLD STATE CAPITOL | C WESTFALL - JORDAN HOUSE |
| A Confederate soldier died here after the battle. This was the home of Walter O Gresham, Commander of 53rd Regiment of Indiana Infantry during Civil War. After the war he was appointed to three cabinet posts, Postmaster General, Secretary of Treasury and Secretary of State. | Townspeople sought refuge here during battle. Cannon balls fell on the property. | Two Confederate soldiers and Colonel Lewis Jordan buried
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| D GRESHAM HOUSE | E CEDAR GLADE | F CEDAR HILL CEMETERY |
| Morgan's Headquarters | Used as hospital after the battle. | Confederated fired a cannon from this location. | Site of battle, July 9, 1863. |
| G SITE OF OLD KINTNER HOUSE HOTEL | H SITE OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | I ON HILLTOP | J BATTLE OF CORYDON MEMORIAL PARK |
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July 9, 1863. A force of about 400. Indiana militia and citizen volunteers commanded by Colonel Lewis Jordan, engaged John Hunt Morgan's raiders, 2,400 cavalry, along a wooded ridge a mile south of Corydon. The determined Hoosier defense caused General Duke, Morgan's second in command, to comment, "They resolutely defended their rail piles." Three Hoosiers and eight Confederates were killed. Morgan then brought up his cannon and flanked the militia forcing Jordan to retreat. After Morgan surrounded and began shelling Corydon, Jordan surrendered with 345 men. |
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On July 9, 1863, Colonel Lewis Jordan, Commander of the 5th Regiment Indiana Legion units (Home Guard) had established a defensive position south of Corydon. By 12:30 pm, General Morgan's cavalry forces successfully outflanked Jordan's position. Then, the Raiders swarmed through downtown Corydon. Many citizens were stripped of money and horses, stores were ransacked, mills ransomed, and the county treasury robbed. Other sought-after prizes included replacements for tattered clothes, shoes and hats. Fortunately, there was no reported burning of property. |
| Morgan and his staff had lunch at the Kintner House where they learned of the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a battle fought July 1 - 3. Although Morgan had moved easily into "the North," he was paying a price. At Corydon he lost eight killed, and 33 wounded. Hoosier casualties, military and civilian, totaled five killed, 14 wounded, and 390 captured, since the Raiders entered Indiana. The 345 captured in Corydon were paroled (or released) by Morgan in front of the courthouse during the afternoon of July 9. |
| Eleven wounded Raiders were left behind and two died in Corydon. In the local cemetery, Cedar Hill, are three casualties of the Morgan Raid. One was William Heth, the local tollgate keeper, and two Confederate privates, John Dunn (unmarked grave) and Greene Bottomer. Colonel Lewis Jordan was buried at Cedar Hill in 1873. |
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BATTLE OF CORYDON |
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| HARRISON COUNTY COURTHOUSE |
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WORLD WAR I German 77 mm trench mortar new model "96" made in 1916. This Leichte Minenwerfer, "Light Bomb Thrower" was captured by the French Army and presented to the United States Government by the Government of France. It weighed 550 pounds when in action and could fire a 10 pound projectile over half a mile. Presented to American Legion Post 123 Corydon by the United States Government by act of Congress. Delivered 1925 |
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WORLD WAR I German 150 mm Howitzer # 1088. This 2-1/2 ton artillery piece was captured by American forces on the Western Front in 1918. Made by the Fried Krupp Company Essen, Germany in 1917, the largest arms manufacturer in the world at that time. It could fire a 93 pound high explosive projectile 10,000 yards, about 5-1/2 miles. Because of their ability to drop gas canister or high explosive at either close range or at considerable distance, these cannon and the mortars were very effective against allied troops in trench warfare. |
| Delivered in 1925 from the Rariton Arsenal Metuchen, New Jersey by Act of Congress. They were presented by the United States Government to Harrison County American Legion Post 123 who paid for the delivery expense. In this court yard on May 12, 1926, the heroes of World War I were honored and old glory raised by the veterans of the Civil War. |
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HARRISON COUNTY COURTHOUSE |
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| HAYSWOOD THEATER | HARRISON COUNTY VISITOR CENTER | ANNA M APPLEGATE MEMORIAL |
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SONG OF THE
SYLLABLES Syllables are the rhythm which create words. Words create sentences and sentences make books. Libraries are the keepers of books and thus the Guardians of The Song of the Syllables. Created by Donnie Perkins & David Kocka. |
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CENTER FOR LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY |
| HISTORIC HOMES IN CORYDON |
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POSEY HOUSE Built 1817. Home of Colonel Thomas Posey, son of Governor Posey. Colonel Posey (1792 - 1863) served as Treasurer of Harrison County, Cashier of Corydon Branch of the Bank of Vincennes, U S Military Pension Agent in Indiana, Adjutant General of Indiana, Legislator representing Harrison County, early Corydon merchant, an active Mason, and an ardent Methodist. although he never married, he reared fourteen orphans in his home. Since 1925, Museum and Chapter House of the Hoosier Elm Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. |
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| CHURCHES IN CORYDON |
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| CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER DAY SAINTS | FIRST U B CHURCH |
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Organized under Louisville Presbytery, Synod of Kentucky, January 1819 by Reverend John Finley Crowe who later founded Hanover College. Early Church services were held in homes and in State Capitol prior to building first church 1826. Original church stood on South Capitol Ave where present E U B Church stands. This original church used as a Confederate Hospital following the Battle of Corydon, July 9, 1863. Congregation moved to new location and present church erected 1906. Oldest continuous church organization in Corydon. |
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH |
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Site of the first Methodist Church, Corydon. Lot purchased from Isaiah Boone, son of Squire Boone, in 1826. Earlier, Corydon was a station on Silver Creek Methodist Circuit. Services were held in Corydon as early as 1816. |
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DUKES In loving memory. David J Dukes, M D July 16, 1927 - June 15, 1991. Remembered for his love of music, church, sailing, family and his fellow man. The bell predates the Civil War and may have been in the first Methodist Church around the early 1800's when the first state capitol was built in Corydon, Indiana. Erected by loving friends August 1991. |
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CORYDON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH |
| PARKS IN CORYDON |
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Oldest continuous county fair existing in Indiana. First fair held September 11 - 14, 1860. Citizens met January 1860, organized Harrison County Agricultural Society, adopted constitution which with amendments governs yet today. Ground purchased March 1860 from Benjamin Aydelott, half mile track constructed for pacing or trotting, racing against time. In 1904, mare Bertha W won race and dropped dead at grandstand, buried north center field. Near mouth of spring Edward Smith, first Corydon white settler built log cabin. His daughter, Jennie rendered song "Corydon" for Governor William Henry Harrison who in turn named out town. |
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HARRISON COUNTY FAIR |
| SIGNS OF THE TIMES IN CORYDON |
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