Dresser, Indiana

This article is about Dresser, Warren County, Indiana. For the community known as Dresser, Vigo County, Indiana, see Taylorville, Indiana.

Harvey Porter Layton

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.

Geography

Dresser was located at approximately 40°11′56″N 87°26′59″W / 40.19889°N 87.44972°W / 40.19889; -87.44972

References

• Warren County Historical Society. A History of Warren County, Indiana (1966).

1. ^ Helbock, Richard W. United States Post Offices, Volume V - The Ohio Valley (2002) Scappoose, Oregon: La Posta Publications, p. 62