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Every thing you wanted to know about Dresden By
Joyce Muirhead Christensen How did your community originate
and developed? The above question was an assignment Joyce Dee Muirhead was
given when she was in school in 1939; probably she was in the fourth grade. 1.
How did Dresden
get its name? It seems to be
a mystery to the early people of Dresden just where the name originated however
it is supposed that it was named after Dresden, Germany since so many living
here were Germans. 2.
Who was the first
person to live in Dresden? L. W.
Brewer was the first person to live in Dresden, as he was the first Depot agent. 3.
Where was the
first schoolhouse? The first
schoolhouse was built across the street west of Mrs. Leonard’s home. 4.
Who was
Dresden’s first schoolteacher? Dresden’s
first schoolteacher was Mr. Bock and later Mr. Walkey’s grandfather. 5.
Where and what
was the first building in Dresden? The
first building in Dresden was the depot. 6.
When were
electric lights put in Dresden? Electric
lights were put in Dresden in 1923. 7.
When were
sidewalks put in Dresden? Sidewalks
were put in Dresden in 1922. 8.
Who was the first child born in Dresden?
The first child born in Dresden was Lesle Bacon. 9.
Who was Dresden’s first doctor? Dr
Brewers was Dresden’s doctor. 10.
What was Dresden’s first church? The
Methodist Church was Dresden’s first church. 11.
Who was Dresden’s first preacher?
Mr. Muxlow was Dresden’s first minister; He lived at Jackson and came
here every other Sunday. 12.
Who had the first store in Dresden?
The first store was built and run by Tip Bacon’s brother. It was just north of the Dupree store. 13.
Where was the first post office? The
first post office was in an old sod house on the Bacon farm where Hutchins’
live now. 14.
Who was the first postmaster? Mrs.
Bacon was really postmistress although many people say Tip Bacon was because he
had all the work to do. 15.
Where was Dresden’s first bank? The
first bank was own by Douglas and stood where the Dupree hardware now is.
The front room of the building was used for the bank while the family
lived upstairs. 16.
Where was the first hotel? The
first hotel was owned by Dolwell and had been moved here from Hastings,
Nebraska. It stood on the east side
of the street where the filling station now stands.
It also contained a saloon. 17.
Who had the first Drug Store? The
first drug store was owned by Dr. Beiker. He
too had a saloon. At one time there
were three saloons in Dresden. 18.
Who owned the first car in Dresden?
The first car in Dresden was owned by Woodey or Vogel who owned the
livery stable and run a stagecoach line. It
was steered by a lever. The first
person to ride in a car was Clsie Sadler who rode down town with a man who came
from the East, so she could say she was the first person in Dresden to ride in a
car. The first Ford was owned by
Jay Chapman who lived north of town. It
cost him $1,000.00. 19.
Whose body was the first to be buried in the Dresden Cemetery?
L.W. Brewer was the first body buried in the Cemetery. 20.
Who was the first
family in Dresden? Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard move here in the spring of 1889 after the railroad had been built in
September 1888. They moved their
hardware business here from Allison. The
building stood where the Schandler Mortuary now stands. 21.
Where was the
first filling station? The first
gas pumps were where Spaun’s old drug store is and was owned by Spaun. 22.
Where was
Dresden’s first garage? Dresden’s first garage was where the Bainter Garage
now stands. 23.
Where was the
first grain elevator? L.W. Brewer
had the first grain elevators where the east elevator now stands. 24.
When was Dresden
the largest? Dresden was the
largest right after it was settled sometime around 1920.
It largest population was 303. 25.
When was the
first school built? The first
school was built in 1889. 26.
Who was the first person to live in Dresden?
Mr. L. W. Brewer was the first person to live here and he was the depot
agent. The first man to see the plains of Kansas was Coronado.
Many early pioneers came from the states of Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana.
The early pioneers traveled to Kansas in covered wagons.
The early trails were known as the Santa Fe and Oregon.
Many of the early settlers in Kansas lived in sod houses.
The nearest river to our community is the Solomon.
The early pioneers of our community came in the year of 1888.
Many people came to Dresden and if it had grown bigger every day, we
might have a big city. Early
settlers still living in our community are Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. Taylor. There
are three people left and they tell us all about Dresden.
Their names are Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Launchbaugh.
Mr. Launchbaugh came to tell us about early times.
It was the best I’ve ever heard. Mr. Deu Pree is the mayor of Dresden, Dresden City Councilmen are:
King Muirhead Raymond Didlake Flory Karls Ben Bowman Dresden Public Buildings 2
stores
café hardware
store
mortuary 2
banks post
office 2
filling stations 2
garages telephone
office barber
shop blacksmith
shop creamery hotel 3
elevators 2
churches depot school
house lumberyard ©2005 Dalene
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