Dresser, Indiana | |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Warren |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Steuben |
Coordinates: | 40.1989°N -87.4497°W |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Warren County |
Pushpin Label: | Dresser |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Warren County |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47993 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Dresser was a small town in Steuben Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. 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.