The history of Dedham, Massachusetts, from 1800 to 1899 saw growth and change come to the town. In fact, the town changed as much during the first few decades of the 19th century as it did in all of i
The Dedham Board of Selectmen. Clockwise from top left: Benjamin Weatherbee, Augustus Bradford Endicott, J. Bradford Baker, Ezra W. Taft, and Samuel E. Pond.
The First Church of Dedham and church green.
William and Cornelia Gould with their children.
The Dedham Train Station was located in Dedham Square where the parking lot now is.
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The Dedham Public School System is a PK–12 graded school district in Dedham, Massachusetts. It is the oldest public school system in the United States.
History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1800–1899
…his pastorate, the Lord's Supper was administered every six weeks. On the Thursdays preceding, he would preach the Preparatory Lecture. Students in the nearby school were marched to the meetinghouse to listen to the lecture, and Bates would visit the school on Mondays to quiz students on the catechism. Politically…
Stone plaque marking the site of the first American public school located on First Church Green in Dedham, Massachusetts
Jenny McManus' first grade classroom at the Quincy School in 1926.
Students in the Quincy School class of 1907
Seal of Dedham, Massachusetts