Just a few miles from the Ohio River close to the Southern border of Indiana, is the quaint town of Corydon. From 1813 to 1825, prior to the Capital of Indiana being moved to Indianapolis, it was located in this small “southern” town. The original Capitol building still remains and is open for viewing. Unfortunately, according to the guide that graciously told me the history, only a few of the original pieces of furniture remain. The story goes that when they moved the governmental center north to Indianapolis they auctioned all the furniture from the old building for a whopping $52. Still, they have adorned the old building with exact replicas from that period. Here I found a simple quill sitting on a desk like one that may have been used to draft the first constitution for the state of Indiana in 1816.
