dɹˈɛzdən wʌz wˈʌns hˈoʊm tə nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ɹˈɛv. dʒoʊsˈaɪə hˈɛnsən fˈeɪməs bɪkˈʌz ʌv hɪz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən wɪððə tˈaɪɾəl kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv hˌæɹɪˈɛt bˈiːtʃɚ stˈoʊz ˈʌŋkəl tˈɑːmz kˈæbɪn, bˌʌt ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv pɹˈɑːmɪnənt fˈɪɡjɚz fɹʌmðɪ ˌʌndɚɡɹˈaʊnd ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd pˈiəɹɪəd.
Dresden was once home to not only Rev. Josiah Henson famous because of his association with the title character of Harriett Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, but a variety of prominent figures from the Underground Railroad period.