Dresden (Ontario)
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| Province : | Ontario | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 35 ′ N , 82 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 2800 (as of:) | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
Dresden is a village in southwestern Ontario , Canada , part of the parish of Chatham-Kent .
Dresden is known as the hometown of Josiah Henson, a former American slave whose life story was likely the inspiration for the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin . Dresden lies on the Sydenham River . The place was named after Dresden ( Free State of Saxony ).
sons and daughters of the town
- Ken Houston (1953-2018), ice hockey player
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Pennant for the centenary celebration in 1982 with coat of arms and motto: Vestigia nulla retrorsum