British-American Institute
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The British-American Institute was a school started in 1842 by Josiah Henson near Dresden, Western District, Canada West, Province of Canada, as part of the Dawn Settlement, a community of fugitive slaves who had escaped to Canada. The institute was a school for all ages designed to provide a general education and teacher training. It was taken over by the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1849. The school closed down in 1868. The site of the school is encompassed today by the Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site.
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- "The History". Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site. http://www.uncletomscabin.org/history.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
- "Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site (Dresden)". Ontario Heritage Trust. 2008-07-30. http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_8804_1.html. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
Coordinates: 42°35′00″N 82°11′50″W / 42.5833333°N 82.19722°W
