Historical Museum of the Wabash Valley
 A Large Collection of
historical treasures may be found in the Sage-Robison-Nagel house (1868). Twelve
rooms of history including restored Victorian rooms, a toy shop, school room,
country store, late 1800's drugstore, and a dressmaker shop. There is also a
gallery of changing exhibits relating to Terre Haute, Vigo County and the Wabash Valley.
A large collection of photos, archival materials, and books is available to
those who need to do research on a number of topics relating to Terre Haute,
Vigo County and the Wabash Valley.
Terre Haute is the Birthplace of the Coca-Cola bottle. The museum has a large
collection of original Coca-Cola artifacts as well as exclusive products in our
gift shop.
Birthplace of Paul Dresser - American Composer
 Paul Dresser has been a
source of pride to his native Terre Haute for over one hundred years. He played a very
important role in the history of American music in the Gay Nineties. He is best
known for composing our state song, "On the Banks of the Wabash".
Paul was born in Terre Haute on April 22, 1859, just before the beginning of
the Civil War, to John and Sarah Dreiser, in the home which the Vigo County
Historical Society now owns and maintains in his honor on Dresser Drive in
Fairbanks Park. In 1967, the Indiana General Assembly designated the home a State
Shrine and Memorial, and the National Music Council listed it as "A Landmark of
American Music". The home is also listed on the National Register of Historic
Places.
The Vigo County Historical Society owns and maintains the birthplace of Paul Dresser
located at Fairbanks Park in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Follow this link for
more information about Paul Dresser and his birthplace.
Listen to "On the Banks of
the Wabash"
Wabash Valley Visions & Voices
Preserving the past and the present for the future
Visit the Wabash Valley Visions & Voices Website
Visit the Vigo County Historical Society's collection on the Vision's site
Wabash Valley Visions & Voices: A Digital Memory Project for West Central
Indiana is dedicated to the documentation and the preservation of the region's
history and heritage in print, pictures and sound. As a collaborative effort
involving the Wabash's libraries, museums, cultural organizations and community
groups, the project provides free access to its digital collection via the
internet and promotes remembrance and lifelong learning for all Hoosiers.
As a regional project, Wabash Visions & Voices focuses on a five county area
in west central Indiana-Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo Counties. The
digital collection contains artifacts, administrative and personal papers,
manuscripts, photographs, texts, yearbooks, maps, oral histories, and other
audio / video files.
Society staff and volunteers host the Peker Cabin in Fowler Park during Pioneer Days and other Vigo
County Parks Department functions. The Peker Cabin was originally located in Sugar Creek Township
on Certain Road, about one mile from the Wabash River and two miles south of West Terre Haute.
The cabin was built in, or about, 1834. In 1974, the cabin was donated by the Peker family and was
dismantled and reconstructed in the village by Vigo County Park Staff. Come join us to catch a glimpse of pioneer
life in Vigo County.
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