1793Government
The town was incorporated in 1793 from what was formerly the south precinct of the town of Braintree.
1806Architecture
=== Registered historic places ===
Sites in Randolph listed on the National Register of Historic Places include:
Jonathan Belcher House, built in 1806.
1842Architecture
Stetson Hall, built in 1842.
1850History
By 1850, Randolph had become one of the nation's leading boot producers, shipping boots as far away as California and Australia.
1874Government
The library was founded in 1874 in honor of the Turner family, who donated the library building, land, and a fund of $10,000 to the Town of Randolph on the condition that the To...
1875Architecture
The Turner Free Library was opened in 1875.
1947Civil Rights
In an annual town meeting held on March 11, 1947, attendees voted unanimously to adopt a representative town meeting form of government.
1949Civil Rights
The new form of government went into effect March 7, 1949.
1950History
In 1950, fifteen or twenty Jewish families lived in the town; by 1970, Randolph had about 7,000 Jewish residents, and about 9,000 in 1980, the largest such community south of Bo...
1970Military
This touched off an effort by the Randolph High School class of 1970, supported by the Randolph Rotary Club, to have local smokers give it up for a day and put the savings towar...
1977History
The event went national in 1977.
2009Government
In a special election on April 7, 2009, the town adopted a new charter that became effective in January 2010, changing the town's form of government to a council-manager system.
2010Government
Randolph adopted a charter effective January 2010 providing for a council-manager form of government instead of the traditional town meeting.