- Dresden, Ohio
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Dresden, Ohio — Village — Nickname(s): Basket Village USA Location of Dresden, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°7′17″N 82°0′47″W / 40.12139°N 82.01306°WCoordinates: 40°7′17″N 82°0′47″W / 40.12139°N 82.01306°W Country United States State Ohio County Muskingum Townships Jefferson, Cass Government – Mayor Bob Lane Area – Total 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) – Land 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) Elevation[1] 741 ft (226 m) Population (2010) – Total 1,529 – Density 1,274.17/sq mi (493.2/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 43821 Area code(s) 740 FIPS code 39-22610[2] GNIS feature ID 1048667[1] Website http://www.basketvillageusa.com/ Dresden is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River at the mouth of Wakatomika Creek. It was incorporated on March 9, 1835.[3] The population was 1,529 at the 2010 census.
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History
18th Century
Dresden is located on or near the site of a Shawnee (Native American) village known as Wakatomika, which gave its name to Wakatomika Creek, the creek that empties into the Muskingum River near the northern edge of the village. These were the eastern-most of the Shawnee villages, and the home of the most hostile of that tribe. David Zeisberger, the Moravian missionary, preached there in 1773 in an effort to convert them; but the wrongs done to Chief Logan and other Ohio Native Americans were discussed at this place with much rancor, and war parties had been going out from here against the white settlers in spite of attempts by the Delaware (tribe) to intercede.[4] On August 7, 1774[5], Colonel Angus McDonald brought 400 men from Fort Pittsburg in the Wakatomica Campaign of Lord Dunmore's War to fight the Shawnee. The settlement of Wakatomika, as well as four, other villages was burned to the ground and three chiefs were taken prisoner.[6][7]
19th Century
In the 19th century Dresden was an important trading town on the Ohio and Erie Canal. A side cut canal linked the Ohio and Erie Canal with the Muskingum River. A suspension bridge built by George Willison Adams and John Augustus Roebling once crossed the Muskingum River at Dresden.[8]
20th Century
Dresden is the birthplace of the Longaberger Company, famous for handmade maple splint baskets. Started in 1919 by the J.W. Longaberger family, the company today employs nearly 30,000[9] people as the largest manufacturer of handmade baskets in the United States. It is home of "The World's Largest Basket", according to the Guinness Book of World Records.[10]
Today
Geography
Dresden is located at 40°7′17″N 82°0′47″W / 40.12139°N 82.01306°W (40.121286, -82.013094)[11].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (3.31%) is water.
Demographics
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1830 391 — 1840 819 109.5% 1850 1,445 76.4% 1860 1,409 −2.5% 1870 1,156 −18.0% 1880 1,204 4.2% 1890 1,247 3.6% 1900 1,600 28.3% 1910 1,549 −3.2% 1920 1,700 9.7% 1930 1,362 −19.9% 1940 1,350 −0.9% 1950 1,310 −3.0% 1960 1,338 2.1% 1970 1,516 13.3% 1980 1,646 8.6% 1990 1,581 −3.9% 2000 1,423 −10.0% 2010 1,529 7.4% As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 1,529 people, 651 households, and 493 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,274.17 people per square mile (493.2/km²). There were 705 housing units at an average density of 587.5 per square mile (227.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.
There were 651 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 19, 4.8% from 20 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
As of the census of 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $38,523, and the median income for a family was $48,977. Males had a median income of $31,324 versus $21,524 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,527. About 5.9% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Dresden is located in the Tri-Valley Local School District, and is home to Dresden Elementary School, Tri-Valley Middle School, and Tri-Valley High School.
Dresden is served by a branch of the Muskingum County Library System.
Historic Structures
Dresden has the following historic structures of note:
- The Union School (1882).
- The Triple Locks of the Ohio and Erie Canal side cut canal.
- The Episcopal Church, built by George Willison Adams in 1852.
- The historic 1914 metal link suspension bridge across the Muskingum River.
Source: G. W. Adams Educational Center
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2011-10-2.
- ^ Ohio, Secretary of State (1885). "Annual Report of the Secretary of State to the Governor of the State of Ohio for the Year 1885". The Westbote Co., State Printers. pp. 138. http://books.google.com/books?id=98JhAAAAIAAJ. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ Thwaites, Reuben Gold; Kellog, Louise Phelps (1905). "Documentary history of Dunmore's War, 1774: compiled from the Draper Manuscripts in the library of the Wisconsin Historical Society and published at the charge of the Wisconsin Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Volume 1 of Publications of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Draper series". pp. 153. http://books.google.com/books?id=zOJEAAAAIAAJ. Retrieved October 03, 2011.
- ^ Lossing, Benson John (1892). "Harpers's Popular Cyclopædia of United States History from the Aboriginal Period: containing brief sketches of important events and conspicuous actors, Volume 1 (Revised)". Harper & Brothers. pp. 410. http://books.google.com/books?id=vJ51AAAAMAAJ. Retrieved October 04, 2011.
- ^ Lewis, Virgil Anson (1909). "History of the battle of Point Pleasant fought between white men and Indians at the mouth of the Great Kanawha River (now Point Pleasant, West Virginia) Monday, October 10th, 1774: The chief event of Lord Dunmore's war". The Tribune Printing Company. pp. 19 - 21. http://books.google.com/books?id=MyYiAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved October 03, 2011.
- ^ Schweinitz, Edmund De (1870). "The life and times of David Zeisberger: the western pioneer and apostle of the Indians, Volume 3". J.B. Lippincott & Co.. pp. 406. http://books.google.com/books?id=74lEAAAAIAAJ. Retrieved October 03, 2011.
- ^ "G. W. Adams Educational Center". http://www.gwacenter.org. Retrieved September 27, 2006.
- ^ "Longaberger Company Employment". http://www.longaberger.com/joinourCompany.aspx. Retrieved October 03, 2011.
- ^ "Dresden Ohio: Birthplace of the Longaberger Basket". Archived from the original on August 31, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060831185050/http://americanprofile.com/issues/20000827/20000827mid_321.asp. Retrieved September 27, 2006.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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Municipalities and communities of Muskingum County, Ohio City 
Villages Adamsville | Dresden | Frazeysburg | Fultonham | Gratiot‡ | New Concord | Norwich | Philo | Roseville‡ | South Zanesville
Townships CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.Categories:- Villages in Ohio
- Populated places in Muskingum County, Ohio
- Muskingum River
- Delaware Indians
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