Dresden
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Dresden is a small community within the municipality of Chatham-Kent in southwestern Ontario, Canada, known historically for its role in the Underground Railroad and Black settlement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dresden canonical | 2 |
| Town of Dresden | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | community within single-tier municipality ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
small-scale manufacturing ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipality of Chatham-Kent ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
226
ⓘ
519 ⓘ 548 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
African-Canadian history
ⓘ
Underground Railroad heritage ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History
ⓘ
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | N0P ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of 19th-century Black community in Ontario
ⓘ
terminus for Underground Railroad routes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site
ⓘ
historic Black settlement ⓘ role in the Underground Railroad ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chatham-Kent
ⓘ
Kent County, Ontario ⓘ
surface form:
Kent County, Ontario (historical)
Ontario ⓘ Southwestern Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Sydenham River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Dresden
ⓘ
surface form:
Dresden, Germany
|
| nearestMajorCity |
Chatham, Ontario, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Chatham, Ontario
London, Ontario ⓘ Sarnia ⓘ
surface form:
Sarnia, Ontario
|
| partOf |
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
ⓘ
surface form:
municipality of Chatham-Kent
|
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportation |
served by Ontario Highway 21 (nearby)
ⓘ
served by regional county roads ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Town of Dresden