Editing Corydon, Indiana (section)

===Post-Civil War Period===
[[File:Corydon in 1896.jpg|right|thumb|Corydon in 1896, looking southward from Walnut Street]]

In 1871 local journalists began to bring the condition of the first Indiana statehouse to public attention. The building had become filthy and infested with fleas and other pests such that many people refused to enter it. Their campaign proved successful, and in 1873 the building was given a major renovation. The walls and ceilings were replastered, a new staircase and furnishings were installed, and the building was thoroughly cleaned.<ref name="Griffin, p. 23"/>

In 1881 the county began construction of its third office building after demolishing the prior building. The building was completed in June 1882 and remained in use until 1929.<ref name="Griffin, p. 19"/> The state of Indiana purchased the 1816 courthouse to preserve as a state historic site following the move.<ref>Griffin, p. 24</ref> Beginning in 1882, the [[Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad]], an {{convert|8|mi|km|adj=on}} spur of the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]], connected Corydon to other towns in the region.<ref name=SHAARD2/> Southern Railroad's main line ran across northern Harrison County at [[Crandall, Indiana|Crandall]], and remained open to passenger traffic until 1996. As of 2008, the line was owned by [[Lucas Oil]]. A major fire broke out in 1871, in which the Kintner House Tavern was destroyed, along with the entire block from Cherry to Beaver Streets. The county jail also burned in the blaze. A second major fire broke out in Corydon on April 20, 1883, in the west end of Corydon; seven businesses, stables, and multiple homes were destroyed. The fire would have spread further, but it slowed as it spread through a lumber yard containing only freshly cut timber that did not burn easily. This allowed the townspeople to get the upper hand and extinguish the fire, but most of the western portion of the town was burned. It was not until 1922 that all the lots were rebuilt.<ref>Griffin, p. 25</ref>

[[File:Corydon in old west bridage.jpg|left|thumb|Corydon's Old West Bridge in 1889]]
In 1889 an attempted murder in Corydon resulted in a lynching. A mob of 150 mounted men, led by twenty masked [[Indiana White Caps|Indiana white cap]] vigilantes, arrived at the county jail and demanded the release into their custody of two men (James Devin and Charles Tennyson) being held on charges of attempted murder. The leaders of the group demanded the keys to the jail, threatening to burn down the town if they were refused; after the sheriff refused to hand over the keys, the mob used hammers to knock down the jail doors and removed the two alleged assailants. The two men were dragged to the old Western Bridge, where they were hanged.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BJpuAAAAMAAJ&q=corydon%20Devin%20and%20Tennyson&pg=PP1 |title=Indiana's Birthplace: A History of Harrison County, Indiana |author=William H. Roose |year=1911 |publisher=The Tribune Company, Printers |location=New Albany, Indiana |page=62}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Strung to the Bridge, Corydon's MurderersLynched |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=ISST18890619.1.4 |access-date=April 17, 2016 |newspaper=Indiana State Sentinel |date=June 19, 1889}}</ref>

In 1917 the state of Indiana purchased the historic capitol building with the goal of restoring it. The Federal-style building opened as a state memorial in 1929–30; it is a part of the Corydon Capitol State Historic Site. The Harrison County government also used the former statehouse until a new, three-story county courthouse was completed in 1929, located on the north side of the original 1816 courthouse.<ref name=CC/><ref name="Taylor-170">Taylor, et al., p. 170.</ref><ref>Boomhower, p. 21.</ref>

In 1960 a fire destroyed much of the Harrison County Fairgrounds, including its grandstand. A replacement grandstand was acquired from the minor league baseball team at [[Parkway Field]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], is still in use.<ref>Griffin, p. 36</ref>

In 1969 Corydon-born environmental historian [[Samuel P. Hays]] donated the {{convert|311|acre|hectare|adj=on}} [[Hayswood Nature Reserve]] to the county. Known as Hayswood Park, it is the county's second largest nature reserve.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.harrisoncountyparks.com/parks/hayswood-nature-reserve#about |title=Hayswood Nature Reserve - Harrison County Parks, Indiana |website=www.harrisoncountyparks.com |access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref>

In 1973 a portion of Corydon's downtown area was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the [[Corydon Historic District]]. Initially, the district included major sites dating from the period when Corydon was a territorial and state capital: the Old Capitol/Harrison County Courthouse building, the Governor Hendricks' Headquarters, Constitution Elm, the first state office building, the [[Kintner-McGrain House]] (Cedar Glade), and the Posey House, among others. In 1989 the historic district's boundary was increased to include [[Kintner House Hotel|The Kintner House Inn]], among other commercial and residential buildings.<ref name=SHAARD2/><ref name=SHAARD1>{{cite web |url=https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html |title=Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) |publisher=Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology |format=Searchable database |access-date=August 8, 2016}} Includes {{cite web |url=https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/25b93/N/Corydon_HD_Harrison_CO_Nom.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Corydon Historic District |access-date=April 1, 2016 |author=Frederick Porter Griffin |date=December 1972}}</ref><ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

In 2008 Corydon celebrated its bicentennial anniversary with a year-long series of events that included the unveiling of a $200,000 bronze statue of Honorable [[Frank O'Bannon]], the late governor of Indiana and a former citizen of Corydon.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.clarionnews.net/Articles-i-2008-06-11-206909.114125_Corydon_celebrates_200_years.html |title=Corydon celebrates 200 years |author=Jo Ann Spieth-Saylor |newspaper=Clarion News |date=June 11, 2008 |access-date=October 24, 2014}}</ref>

A local attraction in Corydon was [[Butt Drugs]], a drugstore known for its unique name, service, and merchandise. The store opened in 1952 and closed in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wlky.com/article/indiana-pharmacy-butt-drugs-closing-corydon/43720888 |title=Indiana pharmacy Butt Drugs closing after 71 years in business |publisher=WLKY |date=April 27, 2023 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |author=Haley Cawthon}}</ref>