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Corydon to Welcome State for Centennial May Celebration
Corydon Indiana gears up to host the first centennial celebration on May 13 1916 marking one hundred years since the 1816 election of delegates to the first constitutional convention. The centennial commission led by Guy Samuel M Ralston aims to show Indiana’s growth with pageants speeches and moving pictures while honoring Corydon’s role as first state capital.
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Evansville
Corydon
Old Capitol
Constitution Elin
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Wihielsae
Zovern
Guy Samuel M. Ralston
Indianapolis
Ralston
Frank B. Wynn
Harlow Lindley
Richmons
Charles W. Moores
Charity Dye
James A. Woodburn
Bloomington
Samuel M. Foster
Ft. Wayne
John Cavanaugh
South Bend
M. O'Bannon
Howard Prcosa
Vanderburg County
James Thomas de la Hunt
Cannelton
Misa Genevieve Williams
Huntingburg
Harrison County
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Centennial Commission
New York
W. C. Woodward
Meredith Nicholson
Booth Tarkington
John McCutcheon
Northwest Territory
Territoy
Vincennes
General Assembly
Indiana Territory
William Henry Harrison
United States
Gov. Harrison
Edward Smith
Blue River
Jeffersonville
Posey
Louisville
Treasury Building
Samuel Mersil
A. W. Brewster
Merrill
Merrill Moores
Jonathan Jennings
Clark County
Thomas Posey
Jennings
Christopher Harrison
Washington County
William Hendricks
Jefferson County
Congress
Corydon Junction
Lew M. O’bannon