Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History
The Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History is an open-air museum in Dresden, Ontario, Canada, that documents the life of Josiah Henson, the history of slavery, and the Underground Railroad.Photo: Yoho2001, Public domain.
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- Type: Museum
- Description: open-air museum in Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site”
- Address: 29251 Freedom Road, Chatham-Kent, N0P 1M0
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Josiah Henson House and St. Michael Church.
St. Michael Church
Church
Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Michael Church is situated 1½ km east of Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History.
Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre
Building
Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre is a building, which is situated 1¼ km east of Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dresden.
Dresden
Town
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dresden is an agricultural community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Located on the Sydenham River, it is named after Dresden, Germany.
Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History
- Categories: open-air museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chatham-Kent, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
42.5852° or 42° 35′ 7″ northLongitude
-82.19647° or 82° 11′ 47″ westOpen location code
86JVHRP3+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 1388012624OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7882821
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “موقع كوخ العم توم التاريخي”
- French: “Musée Josiah Henson de l’histoire des Afro-Canadiens”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Josiah Henson Interpretive Centre and Pioneer Church.
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