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On Dec. 11, 1816, Indiana was formally admitted as the 19th state. Corydon remained the state capital until the government moved to Indianapolis in 1825. Children Under 3 Admission: Free
In the 1820s, the central location of Indianapolis was chosen as the state capital and a new capital building resembling the Greek Parthenon was completed in 1835. Images of the original state capital building in Indianapolis is shown. PAULEY: In 1888, it was replaced by the larger Italian Renaissance style Capital still in use today. Images of ...
Dec 11, 2012 · 12/11/2012 05:09 AM EST. On this day in 1816, President James Madison signed an act of Congress admitting Indiana to the Union as the 19th state. Its accession culminated a process that...
Dec 11, 2018 · By Andrew Glass. 12/11/2018 12:00 AM EST. On this day in 1816, President James Madison signed an act of Congress admitting Indiana to the Union as the 19th state. Its accession culminated a...
FUN FACTS. Indiana became a state on Dec. 11, 1816, when President James Madison signed the congressional resolution admitting Indiana to the Union. Indiana is the 19th state. Corydon remained the first state capital until 1825, when the capital was moved to Indianapolis. Indiana’s first governor was Jonathan Jennings.
Nov 9, 2009 · With a name that is generally thought to mean “land of the Indians,” Indiana was admitted on Dec. 11, 1816, as the 19th state of the union. Its capital has been in Indianapolis since 1825.
The Constitutional Convention. In 1813, the Indiana Territorial capital had been moved from the old Indiana Territory city of Vincennes to the city of Corydon, in southern Indiana. The capital was moved because it was a more central location for the settled part of Indiana.
