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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-05-013911
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051116
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051116
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20051116

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:		051209166

	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)   November 16, 2005


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


              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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act

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ITEM 8.01      OTHER EVENTS.

               On November 16, 2005, First Financial Corporation issued a press
               release to report the declaration of the semi-annual dividend of
               $.42 per share payable January 2, 2006 to shareholders of record
               on December 2, 2005. The release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
               hereto.

ITEM 9.01.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

               (c)  Exhibits.

               Exhibit 99.1  Press Release, dated November 16, 2005 issued by
               First Financial Corporation. This exhibit shall not be deemed
               "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
               of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or incorporated by
               reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
               amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set
               forth by specific reference in such a filing.


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                                   SIGNATURES

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


                                            First Financial Corporation



Dated:  November 16, 2005                       (s) Norman L. Lowery
                                                --------------------
                                                  Norman L. Lowery
                                              Vice Chairman and Chief
                                                 Executive Officer


Dated:  November 16, 2005                       (s) Michael A. Carty
                                                --------------------
                                                  Michael A. Carty
                                      Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Financial
                                                      Officer



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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 For more information contact:
November 16, 2005                     Michael A. Carty at (812) 238-6000



FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION DECLARES SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND


TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA - The directors of First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:
THFF) have declared a semi-annual dividend of 42 cents per share payable on
January 2, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business December 2,
2005. Today's declaration represents an increase of 5.0% over the same period
last year and brings the total dividend declared for 2005 to 82 cents per share,
a 3.8% increase from 2004.

This is the 17th consecutive year the First Financial Corporation has increased
dividends paid to shareholders. According to Norman L. Lowery, CEO, the
corporation continues to perform well because the First banks focus on the
basics: credit quality, strong capital base, conservative management and
community leadership. "We believe our success also reflects a genuine commitment
to exceptional customer service. At a time when many banks are cutting back on
service, the level of customer service we provide sets us apart."

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

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