Editing Dedham, Massachusetts (section)

==Seal and flag==
The town's seal was originally designed by a member of the Dedham Historical Society.<ref name="norfolk" /> In the center is a crest containing the Old [[Avery Oak]].<ref name="norfolk" /> When the tree was finally felled, the gavel used by the [[Moderator (town official)|Moderator]] at [[Town Meeting]] was carved out of it.<ref name="DHSJan05" /> Above the tree are the scales of justice, representing Dedham as the county seat and home to [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk County]]'s courts.<ref name="norfolk" /> On the left of the tree are agricultural instruments, and on the right is a factory, showing Dedham's history first as a town of farmers and then as one with a number of mills and factories, particularly along [[Mother Brook]].<ref name="norfolk" /> Below the tree is a banner with the word "Contentment", the name of the original plantation.<ref name="norfolk" />

The town flag is red with the seal prominent and in the center. In the lower left corner is part of the [[Avery Oak]], and in the lower right is part of the [[Fairbanks House (Dedham, Massachusetts)|Fairbanks House]]. It hangs in the [[select board]]'s chambers at town hall and in the Great Hall of the [[Massachusetts State House]].