History in Indiana

In Indiana's first capital city of Corydon, the original State Capitol still stands among other historic buildings.

Indiana's first constitution was drafted in the shade of this elm tree in the summer of 1816.

On the grounds of this study, Lew Wallace composed "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" and many other works.

Indiana's oldest sternwheel paddleboat has been plying the placid waters of Webster Lake for 90 years.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.

Purdue students would lean over this iron fence to skirt campus rules against smoking and courting.

A tribute to a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped in 1793 and escaped over two years later.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

A chapel built by Italian POWs during World War II tells a forgotten tale of the war on the home front.