The Founding of Dresden

The Founding of Dresden (HM1HKF)

Location: Dresden, Ontario N0P 1M0 Chatham-Kent Division
Country: Canada
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N 42° 35.417', W 82° 10.764'

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In 1846 Daniel van Allen, a Chatham merchant, laid out a town plot on land purchased from Jared Lindsley, the first settler (1825) on the site of Dresden. By 1849 the erection of a steam sawmill, and the operation a grist-mill in the neighbouring Dawn Institute Settlement founded by Josiah Henson, provided the basis for a thriving community in this area. A post office named "Dresden" was opened in 1854. The region's timber resources and the navigation facilities afforded by the Sydenham River fostered industrial growth. A county by-law of 1871 incorporated Dresden as a village with a population of about 750. Ten years later it became a town.
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Placed ByArchaeological and Historic Sites Board, Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario
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Date Added Friday, October 31st, 2014 at 3:00pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 403232 N 4715992
Decimal Degrees42.59028333, -82.17940000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 35.417', W 82° 10.764'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 35' 25.02" N, 82° 10' 45.84" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 485 St George St S, Dresden Ontario N0P 1M0, CA
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