Dedham, Massachusetts. City and Business guide.

Welcome to Dedham, Massachusetts.

Dedham is a town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The population was 23,464 at the 2000 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest by Westwood and on the southeast by Canton.

Fairbanks House, the oldest surviving timber frame house in the United States
Dedham was settled in 1635 by people from Roxbury and Watertown and incorporated in 1636 (making it quite old by American standards), and is the county seat of Norfolk County. Its motto, and at one time the name of the town, is "Contentment". When the Town was incorporated the residents wanted it to be named Contentment, but the Massachusetts General Court overruled them and named the town Dedham, after Dedham, Essex in England. Some of the original inhabitants, including Samuel Morse, were born in Dedham, Essex.

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

The town flag is red with the seal prominent and in the center. In the lower left corner is part of the Avery Oak and in the lower right is part of the Fairbanks House. It hangs in the selectmen's chambers at town hall and in the Great Hall of the Massachusetts State House.

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