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The Dedham Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic center of Dedham, Massachusetts.Its principal focus is a stretch of High Street between Bridge and Ames Streets; it extends south along Bridge Street to Haven Street, as well as along Ames and Court Streets, and small streets adjacent.
The history of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635–1699, begins with the first settlers' arrival in 1635 and runs to the end of the 17th century.The settlers, who built their village on land the native people called Tiot, incorporated the plantation in 1636.
Ames Street Bridge Dedham: 35.7 meters (117 ft) [1] A footbridge was first built in this location in 1640 by William Bullard and John Eaton. It was the first crossing in Dedham. [16: Bridge Street Bridge Route 109: 21.3 meters (70 ft) [1
This stability was a "typical, persistent, and highly important feature of Dedham's history." [23] A century after settlement, immigration and emigration were still rare. [25] Of every 10 men born in Dedham between 1680 and 1700, eight would die there.
The turnpike entered Dedham Square using High Street, and in Westwood, Dover and Medfield the old turnpike exists as Hartford Street, while Route 109 uses the older alignment with better grades. Near the west end, Route 109 turns west towards Milford , and the turnpike continues southwest on Main Street to end at its merge with Route 126 and ...
A map of what is today Dedham Square, showing the location of Ames' Tavern. In the 1700s, Dedham was "becoming one of the largest and most influential country towns in Massachusetts." [51] The mail road between Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Williamsburg, Virginia had run through Dedham since the end of the 1690s. [175]
The parkway begins at an intersection with Washington Street and Boston-Providence Highway in Dedham, essentially as a northward continuation of Providence Highway. It soon crosses into Boston, reaching a major junction near the Charles River with Bridge Street (the eastern terminus of Massachusetts Route 109) and Spring Street, where it takes on a more noticeably landscaped setting.
The rail line crossed East Street on a bridge likely from the beginning of operations; the bridge decks were replaced in 1904. [18] [19] The 1904-built bridge has 12 feet 3 inches (3.73 m) vertical clearance for road traffic, which has caused multiple crashes from over-height trucks – eleven between July 2019 and September 2023. [18]