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The roads consist of the Dedham, Enneking, and Turtle Pond Parkways and West Boundary Road. Two roads within the park, Smithfield Road and Reservation Road, are listed as non-contributing properties. [2] The park roads were built between 1894 and 1956, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]
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]
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Since 1990, Memorial Park has been home to Dedham Day. [13] [14] At the event, which has rides, games, and other activities, the highlight is a pair of cows.[13] [14] Attendees can purchase a plot of land on the field for the day and, if a cow defecates on their plot, the owner wins a cash prize.
The park is located in the southwest of Boston. Its main contiguous section extends southwards from Washington Street in the West Roxbury neighborhood to Mother Brook in the Hyde Park neighborhood, with an additional 14.2 acres (5.7 ha) southwest along a roadway to Mother Brook in Dedham.
The award-winning 2000 film State and Main was filmed in Dedham, and Alec Baldwin's character slept in the Endicott Estate. [71] [72] The 2014 film The Judge was filmed partly in Dedham Square, [73] showing the Norfolk Superior Court and First Church. Kathryn Bigelow's 2017 film, Detroit, was filmed inside the Dedham District Court. [74]
Mother Brook is a stream that flows from the Charles River in Dedham, Massachusetts, to the Neponset River in the Hyde Park section of Boston, Massachusetts. [2] Mother Brook was also known variously as East Brook and Mill Creek in earlier times.
Readville's ZIP Code is 02136. It was called Dedham Low Plains from 1655 until it was renamed after James Read, the owner of the Dedham Manufacturing Company along Mother Brook, in 1847. [2] [3] It was part of Dedham until 1867, at which point it became part of the independent town of Hyde Park.