The work lived on after its creator died at age 47 in 1906, and "Wabash" became Indiana's state song in 1913. From there, it remained beloved — so much so that in 1917, Rensselaer native James F.

“The strain from ‘On the Banks of the Wabash’ in the chorus used by kind permission of Maurice Richmond Music Co. Inc." Gioia ...

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