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Presenting Capitol buildings -- national, state, territorial, and colonial. Check ahead -- many states are cutting back on public hours for security and budget reasons. Let us know of any corrections or missed sites.

Capitols Indiana - Kentucky

Capitols AL-DC, DE-IL, IN-KY, LA-MI, NC-WY

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Indiana
Corydon
Corydon Capitol State Historic Site
202 East Walnut Street
Corydon IN 47112
Phone 812 738-4890
Web Site http://www.in.gov/ism/historicsites/Corydon/Historic.asp
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Alt Web http://www.indianahistory.org/heritage/corydon.html
Description originally built as a courthouse, building served as capitol while Indiana
                    moved from territory to state (1816-1825), then courthouse until 1919; also
                   included is Governor's Headquarters house
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Building
Building Type Capitol
New or Updated: 07/08/2003

Indiana
Vincennes
Vincennes State Historic Sites
1 West Harrison Street
mail: PO Box 81
Vincennes IN 47591
Phone 812 882-7422
Web Site mailto:http://www.in.gov/ism/HistoricSites/Vincennes/Historic.asp
Toll Free 800 886-6443
E-mail mailto:vincennesshs@yahoo.com&cc=museumcommunication@dnr.state.in.us    Description restored and recreated buildings from period when city was capitol of                         Indiana Territory, including capitol, print shop, Maurice Thompson                         birthplace, log cabin Visitor's center
Type of Resource Historic District
Primary Focus Building Collection
Building Type Capitol
Era      1800-1813
New or Updated: 07/09/2003

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Kansas
Lecompton
Territorial Capitol-Lane Museum
640 East Woodson Road
Lecompton KS 66050
Phone 785 887-6148
Web Site BROKEN http://www.lecomptonkansas.com/tcm.html
Alt Web http://www.lasr.net/leisure/kansas/douglas/lecompton/att1.html
Description building started to be state capitol, not finished when capital city moved, later used as Lane University
Type of Resource Museum
Building Type Capitol
Nature of Group or Site Government
Era 1856-1902
Owner/Operator: Lecompton Historical Society
New or Updated: 06/08/2003

Frankfort

Kentucky Historical Society

100 West Broadway Street

Frankfort KY 40601

Phone 502 564-1792

Web Site http://history.ky.gov/

Toll Free 877 444-7867

E-mail mailto:KHS@ky.gov

Description state museum has three facilities -- History Center, Old State Capitol,

Military History, highway marker, oral history & folk life programs

Type of Resource Museum

Primary Focus Building Collection