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McCormick Cabin Site

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John McCormick's cabin stood here as the home of one of the first settlers in central Indiana. On June 7, 1820, the commissioners appointed by the legislature to choose a site for the permanent seat of government of the state of Indiana met in this cabin and decided on the location for the town later named Indianapolis.
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