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)  June 27, 2005
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                           First Financial Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                     INDIANA
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                 000-16759                          35-1546989
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         (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer Identification No.)


               P.O. Box 540
             Terre Haute, IN                          47808
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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)

                                 (812) 238-6264
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 5.02      DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
               DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

               (b)  On June 21, 2005 the board of directors accepted the
                    resignation of board member Chapman J. Root II for personal
                    reasons not involving the company.

               (d)  On June 21, 2005 the board of directors elected Ronald K.
                    Rich to the board to complete the unexpired term of director
                    Chapman J. Root II.



                                    SIGNATURE

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.

DATE:  June 27, 2005                First Financial Corporation

                                        /s/ Norman L. Lowery
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                                        Norman L. Lowery
                                        Vice President, Chief Executive Officer