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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. First settled by English colonists in 1635 and incorporated in 1636, Dedham established the first public school in America in 1643.
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] Two towns, Cohasset and Brookline, are exclaves.
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 ]
Dedham, Massachusetts, the county seat of Norfolk County; Dedham, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Douglas County; People
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 ...
Westwood is located in eastern Massachusetts, bordered by: the town of Needham to the north; the town of Dedham to the east; the town of Canton to the southeast; the town of Norwood to the south; the town of Walpole to the southwest; the town of Dover to the west
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]
August 23, 1861- Dedham's troops were shipped out to the front lines near Washington, D.C. [330] 1861-1854 - During the Civil War, the Dedham Transcript wrote that "Almost to a man," the Catholic men of Dedham "answered Lincoln's call," [309] [295] and sadly "no church in Dedham lost so many men in proportion to their numbers as did St. Mary's."