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Dedham (/ ˈ d ɛ d ə m / DED-əm) is a town in, and the county seat of, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Located on Boston 's southwestern border, the population was 25,364 at the 2020 census .
Norfolk County (/ ˈ n ɔːr f ə k / NOR-fək) is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.At the 2020 census, the population was 725,981. [1] Its county seat is Dedham. [2] The county was named after the English county of the same name. [3]
The Samuel Dexter House is a historic house at 699 High Street, Dedham, Massachusetts. [3] It was built, beginning in July 1761, by Samuel Dexter, a member of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress. [4] [5] [6] Dexter purchased the property on which the house stands on March 18, 1761. [5]
Wilson Mountain Reservation is a state-owned, public recreation area and protected woodland park in Dedham, Massachusetts, managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. [2] It features hiking trails, open space and a summit view of the Boston skyline, and is an important wildlife preserve. [ 3 ]
1867 New Haven, Middletown and Boston Railroad map. At the Boston end, the earliest predecessor was the Norfolk County Railroad, chartered April 24, 1847. The line from the Boston and Providence Railroad's branch at Dedham, Massachusetts, southwest to Walpole opened on April 23, 1849, and an extension to the Providence and Worcester Railroad in Blackstone opened May 16.
Massachusetts's 8th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts, including part of Boston. It is represented by Democrat Stephen Lynch . For one congressional term (1791–1793), it served as the home district of the District of Maine .
The Upper Charles River Reservation is a Massachusetts state park encompassing portions of the banks of the Charles River between the Watertown Dam in Watertown and Riverdale Park in Dedham and the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. [2] The park is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. It includes land in the ...
The area has been associated with the growth and development of Dedham since the community was established in 1636. Its most notable structure is the Norfolk County Courthouse, a National Historic Landmark. [2] It also includes the Old Village Cemetery. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]