Editing Dresden, Yates County, New York (section)

== History ==
[[File:Christopher Willis House, Dresden NY 01.JPG|left|thumb|Historic [[Christopher Willis House]] on Seneca St. in Dresden.]]

The region was known as "Kashong" (or "Kashanquash") to the natives and was part of the [[Phelps and Gorham Purchase]].

At the end of the 18th century, followers of the [[Public Universal Friend]], a religious leader, began to settle in the area. They called the area "Jerusalem" and founded a community near the present site of Dresden.

Dresden was founded in 1811 as a planned community. The Village of Dresden was incorporated in 1867.

Dresden was the eastern terminus for the former [[Crooked Lake Canal]], which operated from 1833 to 1877. This canal linked the area through other lake canals to the [[Erie Canal]].

The [[Robert Ingersoll Birthplace]] and [[Christopher Willis House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>