Dresden, Ontario
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Dresden is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada, part of the municipality of Chatham-Kent. Dresden is best known as the home of Josiah Henson, the former U.S. slave whose life story was the inspiration for the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Henson homestead is a historic site near Dresden today, owned and operated by the Ontario Heritage Trust. Dresden is located on the Cydenham River. The community is named after Dresden, Germany.
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