Indiana Chronology

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1679 - LaSalle entered present-day Indiana
1731 - First permanent settlement in Indiana at Vincennes
1779 - George Rogers Clark recaptured Vincennes
1783 - The Revolutionary War ended
1787 - The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 passed
1794 - The Battle of Fallen Timbers fought
1795 - The Treaty of Greenville signed
1800 - The Indiana Territory formed
         - William Henry Harrison elected territorial governor
1804 - First newspaper in Indiana started in Vincennes
1808 - Corydon established
1811 - The Battle of Tippecanoe fought
1813 - Territorial capitol moved to Corydon from Vincennes
1816 - First Constitution written under Constitutional Elm
        - Indiana became a state 
        - Jonathan Jennings elected first state governor
        - Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana 
1820 - Indianapolis chosen as new site for state capitol
1825 - State capitol moved to Indianapolis
1840 - William Henry Harrison elected President of the United States
1851 - Present Indiana Constitution written
1863 - The Battle of Corydon fought
1930 - Corydon Capitol State Memorial opened