"THE FOUNDING OF DRESDEN"
N 42° 35.406 W 082° 10.766
17T E 403229 N 4715971
An Ontario Historical Plaque, on a building on one of the main intersections in Dresden.
Waymark Code: WMAX2E
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/06/2011
Views: 8
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 of 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.
Address or location of plaque: In Dresden, on the south wall of a building at the north-east corner of St. George Street (Road 21) and Main Street
Physical location of plaque: Town
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": Dresden is still there!
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Location'
Condition of sign: Newly painted, very good.
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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