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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-06-012786
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20061122
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20061122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20061122

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:		061236683

	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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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November&nbsp;22, 2006
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>First Financial Corporation</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Indiana<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction <BR>
of incorporation)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">000-16759<BR>
(Commission<BR>
File Number)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">35-1546989<BR>
(IRS Employer<BR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">P. O. Box 540 , Terre Haute, Indiana<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 24pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code 812-238-6264
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">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):
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">On November&nbsp;22, 2006, First Financial Corporation issued a press release to report
the declaration of the semi-annual dividend of $.43 per share payable January&nbsp;2,
2007 to shareholders of record on December&nbsp;15, 2006. The release is furnished as
Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><U>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</U> Press Release, dated November&nbsp;22, 2006 issued by First
Financial Corporation. This exhibit shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of
Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;)
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
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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.
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    <TD align="left">Dated:  November 22, 2006&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">Dated:  November 22, 2006&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">For more information contact:</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">November&nbsp;22, 2006
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 24pt"><B><I>First Financial Corporation Declares Semi-Annual Dividend</I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA &#151; The directors of First Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: THFF) have
declared a semi-annual dividend of 43 cents per share payable on January&nbsp;2, 2007, to shareholders
of record at the close of business on December&nbsp;15, 2006. Today&#146;s declaration represents an increase
of 2.3% over the same period last year and brings the total dividend declared for 2006 to 85 cents
per share, a 3.7% increase from 2005.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Donald E. Smith, Chairman, noted that the Corporation&#146;s performance has made it possible to
increase dividends to shareholders for 18 consecutive years.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;As Indiana&#146;s oldest national bank dating to 1834, First Financial Bank has deep roots in the
communities we serve,&#148; he said. &#147;The First banks have survived and prospered for 172&nbsp;years, through
all types of economic cycles. Our customers know they can count on us to be a trusted financial
partner in the long run, offering products and services focused on their needs.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">First Financial Corporation is the holding company for First Financial Bank N.A., with 48 banking
centers in western Indiana and eastern Illinois; The Morris Plan Company of Terre Haute; and
Forrest Sherer Inc., a full-service insurance agency.
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