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Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site

This is the former home of Rev. Josiah Henson, a fugitive slave from the American south, who made his way to freedom in the mid 1800's. Josiah Henson's name became synonymous with the central character "Uncle Tom" in Harriet Beecher Stowe's famous n ovel Uncle Tom's Cabin. The novel sold 300,000 copies within the first year and helped to raise awareness to the brutality of slavery. Abraham Lincoln credited the book as being a catalyst of the Civil War. In 1983, Josiah Henson became the first pe rson of African descent to be featured on a Canadian stamp. In 1999, the Government of Canada erected a plaque designating him as a Canadian of National Historical Significance. The plaque stands in the Henson family cemetery.

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Location	29251 Uncle Tom's Road Dresden Ontario N0P 1M0
Phone	519-683-2978
Email	info@uncletomscabin.org
Website	http://www.uncletomscabin.org Stowe's creation of the character Uncle Tom in her 1852 outcry against slavery. "Visit Uncle Tom's Cabin Again... For The First Time!" WE ARE OPEN FOR THE SEASON! Hours of Operation EMANCIPATION DAY AUGUST 7, 2006 Emancipation Day Flyer (PDF) Group Tours School & Educational Tours Individual & Family Tours African Canadian Heritage Tours ...