C A S E S T U D Y The Town of Dedham The Town of Dedham, Massachusetts was settled in 1635 and incorporated in 1636. Located about twelve miles southwest of Boston, it is the county seat of Norfolk County. At the first public meeting on August 15, 1636, eighteen men signed the town covenant. The town currently has a population of about 25,000. The first man-made canal in North America, Mother Brook, was created in Dedham in 1639. In

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