Dennis Hall

Historical marker location:

105 Bank Street, Bloomingdale, Indiana

( Marker is on Bank Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1970

Western Manual Labor School. Friends Bloomingdale Academy.

The Wabash River, which flows through western Indiana, was the inspiration for the state song, "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away," written by Paul Dresser in 1897. It became one of the most popular songs of its time and has since become a symbol of the state's heritage.