Welcome to Blinn Hill (elevation 446' above sea level)
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The town of Dresden was originally settled in 1752 under the name Frankfort by French and German Huguenots, who were part of the first wave of French-speaking immigrants to arrive in Maine, but were distinguished from later arrivals by their Protestant faith. First called Frankfort so that the new French immigrants could pretend to be German. The town was incorporated as Pownalborough in 1760 when Lincoln County was created in the Maine District of Massachusetts. Pownalborough included the Town of Wiscasset, which was soon set off on its own as the shire town of the county. When the present territory was incorporated in 1794, Lincoln County Probate Judge Jonathan Bowman chose Dresden as the new name of the town believed it reflected the heritage of German immigrants.
The Pownalborough Courthouse was built in 1760 and was the first seat of government east of the Kennebec River. The families who settled Dresden and those who were soon afterward sent there by the government of Massachusetts played a crucial role in the battle for American independence in Maine. Robert Treat Paine, John Hancock, and John Adams appeared at the Court House in the Revolutionary Era. Well-known local families included the Goodwins, Houdlettes, Mayerses, Bridges, Bowmans, Percys, Johnsons, and Trussells, who variously left their marks on the history of the town, the state, and the country.
The town has a total area of 33.21 square miles (86.01 km2), of which 30.45 square miles (78.87 km2) of it is land and 2.76 square miles (7.15 km2) is water.
Dresden's Blinn Hill affords a view of the White Mountains, more than 100 miles (160 km) away.