Dresser, Indiana

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Dresser was a small town in Steuben Township, Warren County, Indiana. It was founded shortly before the turn of the 20th century and consisted of several residences and a post office. The post office only operated for a few years. 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.