Mother Brook
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Mother Brook is an artificial waterway in Dedham, and Hyde Park, Massachusetts, and the first man-made canal in the present-day United States. Constructed in 1639 by settlers of the Massachusetts Bay
Old gears on Mother Brook
The fourth privilege with the stone mill in the background
Mill Pond with Canada geese as seen from Bussey St. AliMed can be seen in the background.
Detail of Stone Mill condo showing "1835" stone
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.