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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-05-006333
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050520
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050523
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050523

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST FINANCIAL CORP /IN/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000714562
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				351546989
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-16759
		FILM NUMBER:		05849708

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE FIRST FINANCIAL PLAZA
		CITY:			TERRE HAUTE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			47807
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(812) 238-6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE FIRST FINANCIAL PLAZA
		CITY:			TERRE HAUTE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			47807

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TERRE HAUTE FIRST CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19850808
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 20, 2005

                           First Financial Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)


          Indiana                       000-16759                 35-1546989
(State or other jurisdiction           (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                File Number)          Identification No.)

                   P. O. Box 540 , Terre Haute, Indiana 47808
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

         Registrant's telephone number, including area code 812-238-6264

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ] Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
    (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
    (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
    Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
    Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


<PAGE>

ITEM 8.01  OTHER EVENTS

         The Board of Directors at their regularly scheduled meeting on May 16,
2005 approved a $.40 per share dividend to be paid on July 1, 2005, to
stockholders of record on June 17, 2005.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         On May 20, 2005, First Financial Corporation issued a press release to
report the declaration of the semi-annual dividend of $.40 per share payable
July 1, 2005 to the shareholders of record on June 17, 2005. The release is
furnished as exhibit 99.1 hereto.

         The exhibit to this report is as follows:

         Exhibit No.       Description
         -----------       -----------

             99.1          Press Release, dated May 20, 2005 issued by First
                           Financial Corporation

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                 FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Dated May 20, 2005               /s/ Michael A. Carty
                                 --------------------
                                 Michael A. Carty
                                 Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

<PAGE>



                                  Exhibit Index

    Exhibit Number

         99.1              Press Release, May 20, 2005 issued by First
                           Financial Corporation




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Exhibit 99.1


                             (COMPANY LOGO OMITTED)


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         For more information contact:
May 20, 2005                                  Michael A. Carty at (812) 238-6000



 FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES 17TH CONSECUTIVE ANNUAL DIVIDEND INCREASE


TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA - The directors of First Financial Corporation
(NASDAQ:THFF) have declared a semi-annual dividend of 40 cents per share payable
on July 1, 2005, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 17,
2005. This declaration increases the total dividend paid in 2005 to $.80 per
share, a 6.67% increase over the amount paid for the same period last year.

This is the 17th consecutive year the corporation has increased dividends paid
to shareholders. According to Donald E. Smith, president and chairman, "We are
extremely proud to declare our 17th consecutive dividend increase. We live and
work in the area we serve. We know our customers and we understand the wants and
needs of our communities. This not only allows us to respond quickly to changes
in the industry, but to remain steadfast in our goal of being `always close to
home.' We will continue to deliver the very best in customer-based and
community-focused financial products and services."

First Financial Corporation is the holding company for First Financial Bank
N.A., in Indiana and Illinois; The Morris Plan Company of Terre Haute and
Forrest Sherer Inc. in Indiana; and First Community Bank N.A. in Illinois.



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