The oldest canal built for industrial purposes in North America is Mother Brook in Dedham, MA.

Dedham is home to the Fairbanks House, the oldest surviving timber-frame house in the United States, scientifically dated to 1637.

Dedham pottery is a cherished class of antiques, characterized by a distinctive crackle glaze, blue-and-white color scheme, and a frequent motif of rabbits and other animals.

Dedham is sometimes called the " mother of towns " because 14 present-day communities were included within its original broad borders.

Dedham is located at ( 42. 244609, − 71. 165531 ).

Dedham is made up of a number of neighborhoods:

* Precinct One, or Upper Dedham, is in the northwest corner of the town, between High Street and Common Street and the Westwood and Needham lines.

It is the location of Dedham Square.

While it is not called for in the Charter, there is a tradition in Dedham for the Chairmen of the several districts to elect from amongst themselves a chairman.

The theater company and Viacom / CBS Corporation parent National Amusements is based in Dedham.

Dedham has seven public schools, and is known for the first implementation of a tax supported, free public school system, now used nationally.

Dedham is home to a number of community organizations, including

There are graves as recent as 1980 in the West Roxbury portion ; the Dedham portion is still active.

* June 4, 1810 – The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves is founded in Dedham, Massachusetts.

** The covenant of the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts is first signed.

* June 4 – The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves is founded in Dedham, Massachusetts.

An example is the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Bayard died at his daughter ’ s home in Dedham, Massachusetts on September 29, 1898, and is buried in the Old Swedes Episcopal Church Cemetery at Wilmington.

Its county seat is Dedham.

Dedham is a city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States.

Dedham is located at ( 41. 908650 ,-94. 822832 ) at the junction of Brushy and Dedham Creeks.

The Massachusetts General Court overruled them and named the town after Dedham, Essex in England, where some of the original inhabitants were born.

In the early 19th century, the Hartford and Dedham Turnpike was built ( now Rt 109 ), a straight route built through the Great Black Swamp, and up a large hill in the center of town.

In the period from 1806 to 1810, the Hartford and Dedham Turnpike was built ( now Route 109 ), nearly going broke in attempting to build a causeway over the Charles River at the Medfield town line and through the Great Black Swamp.

Dedham is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.

Millis was originally part of Dedham, Massachusetts until that town granted the lands of Millis, and other present day surrounding towns, to Medfield in 1651.

In addition, the railroad system was a major factor in the early promotion of economic growth in the town and the integration of Millis to the larger cities of Dedham, Boston, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Westwood was first settled in 1640 and was part of the town of Dedham ( it was originally called ' West Dedham ') until it was officially incorporated in 1897.

It was the last town to split from the original town of Dedham.

* the town of Dedham to the east

The unincorporated communities of Ambridge, Anton, Black River, Borea, Boylston, Boylston Junction, Carnegie, Dedham, Dewey, Pokegama, Riverview, Saunders, and Sunnyside are also located in the town.

Above the tree are the scales of justice, representing Dedham as the county seat and home to Norfolk County's courts.

In 1636 he became lecturer at Dedham in Essex, and led the church reform party in that county.

In 1921, the historic Sacco and Vanzetti trial was held in the Norfolk County Courthouse in Dedham.

The members of Charles W. Carroll Post 144 pose on the steps of the Norfolk County Courthouse in Dedham, Massachusetts on Dedham's 250th anniversary in 1885.

This segment of Route 1A extends roughly north from North Attleborough to Dedham, passing through the towns of Plainville, Wrentham, Norfolk, Walpole, Norwood and Westwood on the way.

The convention that adopted them first met at the Woodward Tavern in Dedham, which is today the site of the Norfolk County Courthouse.

Formal petition was made to the General Court of the Commonwealth and, after settling land and boundary disputes with Dedham and Milton, the Town of Hyde Park was incorporated on April 22, 1868 in Norfolk County from the settled land in Dorchester ( Grew's Woods and the Hyde Park Land Company development ), Milton ( Fairmount ) and Dedham ( Readville ).

The line was built as an entrance to Boston for the Norfolk County Railroad and its successors, which originally had to rely on a connection via the Boston and Providence Railroad from Dedham.

The Norfolk County Railroad opened in 1849, continuing from Dedham to the southwest.

This was followed, in 1848, by the Norfolk County Railroad, which ran from Dedham to Walpole.