CORYDON, a town of southern Indiana, U.S.A., on Indian creek, 20M. W. by S. of Louisville; the first capital of the State, and the county seat of Harrison county. It is served by the Louisville, New Albany and Corydon railway, which connects at Corydon Junction, 8m. N., with the Southern railway. The population in 193o was 2,009. Wheat, fruit and dairy cattle are raised in the region. Natural gas is available, and there are sul phur springs and valuable quarries near by. Wyandotte cave is about iom. west. The town has chicken hatcheries, a lumber-mill, a cannery, bottling and wagon factories. Corydon was settled about 18o5, and was the capital of Indiana Territory 0813-16) and of the State until 1824. The convention which framed the first State Constitution met here in June, 1816. The original State-house, a two-storey stone building, has been bought by the State, to be preserved as a memorial. The town was captured by the Confederates during Gen. Morgan's raid on July 9, 1863.