Sharon is a New England town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,575 at the 2020 census. Sharon is part of Greater Boston, about 17 miles (27 km) southwest of downtown Boston, and is connected to both Boston and Providence by the Providence/Stoughton Line.
Downtown Sharon in July 2009
Statue of Deborah Sampson outside the public library
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Norfolk County is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 725,981. Its county seat is Dedham. It is the fourth most populous county in the United States whose county seat is neither a city nor a borough, and it is the second most populous county that has a county seat at a town. The county was named after the English county of the same name. Two towns, Cohasset and Brookline, are exclaves.
Image: Old House, Quincy, Massachusetts
Image: Boardwalk through Ponkapoag Bog Clearing
Image: Inbound train at Brookline Hills station, January 2022
Image: Green Hall, Wellesley College, Wellesley MA