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The Paul Dresser Birthplace is located in Fairbanks Park in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, at the corner of First and Farrington Streets. [2] Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is the birthplace and boyhood home of Paul Dresser, a late-nineteenth-century singer, actor, and songwriter, who wrote and published more than 100 popular songs.
Terre Haute ( / ˈtɛrə ˈhoʊt / TERR-ə HOHT) [ 4] is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, [ 5] about 5 miles (8 km) east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,389 [ 6] and its metropolitan area had a population of 168,716.
Amalia Küssner Coudert (March 26, 1863 – May 1932) was an American artist from Terre Haute, Indiana, who is best known for her portrait miniatures of prominent American and European figures of the late 19th and early 20th century. Subjects for her paintings include actresses Lillian Russell and Marie Tempest; wealthy socialites Caroline ...
Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) is a private university in Terre Haute, Indiana.It was founded in 1874 with only three bachelor's degree programs. It has since grown to twelve academic departments with over thirty undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, and engineering management, leading to bachelor's and master's degrees.
February 27, 1986. Farrington's Grove Historic District is a national historic district located at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It encompasses 1,110 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Terre Haute. It developed between about 1850 and 1935, with most built between 1890 and 1920, and includes representative ...
Ralph Tucker – five-term mayor of Terre Haute. John Palmer Usher – Indiana Attorney General, Secretary of Interior under President Abraham Lincoln. Daniel Wolsey Voorhees – U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. Fred Wampler – U.S. Congressman. James Whitcomb – Commissioner of U.S. Land Office, governor of Indiana, U.S. Senator.
More than 2000 (2010) [ 1] Website. first-online .bank. First Financial Bank is a regional bank operated by First Financial Corporation and based in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is the oldest national bank in Indiana and the fifth oldest national bank in the United States. [ 2] First Financial Corporation is Vigo County 's only publicly traded company.
DeWees-Preston-Smith House was a historic home located at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It was built between 1823 and 1826, and was a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, vernacular Southern post-colonial style stone dwelling. It featured a full width verandah and a stuccoed front. It was damaged by fire in 1979, and was the oldest remaining structure in ...