Dresden, Ontario
Dresden is an agricultural community in southwestern Ontario, Canada, part of the municipality of Chatham-Kent. It is located on the Sydenham River. The community is named after Dresden, Germany. The major field crops in the area, by both acreage and production, are grain corn, soybean, and winter wheat. The main horticultural crop is tomatoes, followed by sweet corn and carrots.
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| Motto: Discover Dresden: The Charm – The Beauty – The Lifestyle | |
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| Coordinates: 42°35′25″N 82°10′54″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Municipality | Chatham-Kent |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,800 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | N0P 1M0 |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| NTS Map | 040J09 |
| GNBC Code | FAZSG |
| Website | dresden |
Dresden is best known as the home of Josiah Henson, an African-Canadian abolitionist and minister whose life-story was an inspiration for the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Henson homestead is a historic site near Dresden operated by the Ontario Heritage Trust.
An H chondrite-type meteorite fell near Dresden in 1939.: 64–65
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