In 1885, Dedham (which, prior to the 1897 separation and formation of Westwood, included the area known as West Dedham and the Clapboardtrees Parish), gave Buckmaster Pond to the town of Norwood to be used as a drinking supply.
Clapboardtree Street was originally the "Road to the Clapboard Trees." Trees around Pugatory Brook (near Milk St) were particularly suited to the task of shaving off "claveboards" for enclosing small houses to keep them warm in winter. Early (1600s) Dedham residents such as Ezekialll Holliman cut down their neighbors' trees and ran afould of the community, so once the trees in Purgatory Brook were located, a road was cut to this area and the trees were harvested to keep Dedham residents warm in the winter.
Fenerty, West Dedham and Westwood, 300 Years, pp. 10-11
