Dresser, Indiana
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This article is about Dresser, Warren County, Indiana. For the community known as Dresser, Vigo County, Indiana, see Taylorville, Indiana.
Dresser was a small town in Steuben Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States. It was founded shortly before the turn of the 20th century and consisted of several residences and a post office. The post office operated only from 1899 to 1903.[1] The town was named after Paul Dresser, the American songwriter who wrote "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" (which became Indiana's state song); Harvey Porter Layton, the first postmaster, had met Dresser at the Hotel Mudlavia and was so impressed with the man that he named the town after him.
[edit] Geography
Dresser was located at approximately 40°11′56″N 87°26′59″W / 40.19889°N 87.44972°W
[edit] References
- Warren County Historical Society. A History of Warren County, Indiana (1966).
- ^ Helbock, Richard W. United States Post Offices, Volume V - The Ohio Valley (2002) Scappoose, Oregon: La Posta Publications, p. 62
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