Dover

Web site: http://www.ci.dover.nh.us/

Population: 25,042 (1990); 26,884 (2000); 28,422 (2006)

Overview
Dover is the oldest continuous settlement in New Hampshire and the seventh oldest in the United States. The permanent settlement occurred in what is now the Dover Neck area. For a few years Dover was an independent colony named Northam. In 1692 Northam became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The original township of Dover included the present towns of Dover, Durham, Lee, Madbury, Somersworth, Rollinsford, and parts of Newmarket, Newington, and Greenland.

Dover has always used the Cocheco and Bellamy Rivers to its economic advantage. The first use of the water power of the Cocheco River was in 1642, when a sawmill was built. In the 1700s Dover had an extensive shipbuilding industry. By 1830, the city had become a leading manufacturer of cotton goods in the country, using the river to power several mills. Later in the nineteenth century, a brick industry flourished and shoe manufacturing developed in the 1900's.

Information from City of Dover Web site

Geography
Region: Seacoast
County: Strafford
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 35 miles
o Boston, MA: 55 miles
o New York, NY: 261 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 279 miles

Town Hall
City of Dover
288 Central Avenue
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 516-6000

Dover City Clerk
288 Central Ave
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 516-6021

Municipal Information
Government: Manager and Council
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Full time
Nearest Hospital: Wentworth-Douglass in Dover

Election Districts
State House District:
o Ward 1: 70
o Ward 2: 70
o Ward 3: 71
o Ward 4: 71
o Ward 5: 69
o Ward 6: 69
State Senate District: 21
Executive Council District: 3
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 1

Schools
Dover School District
http://www.dover.k12.nh.us/

Dover Middle School
16 Daley Drive
Dover, New Hampshire 03820
Phone: (603) 516-3172
Fax: (603) 516-5747
http://www.dover.k12.nh.us/DMS/index.htm

Dover High School and Regional Career Technical Center
25 Alumni Drive
Dover, NH 03820-4365
Phone: (603) 516-6900
FAX: (603) 516-6926
http://www.dover.k12.nh.us/DHS/index.shtml

Garrison Elementary School
50 Garrison Road
Dover, New Hampshire 03820-4599
Phone: (603) 516-6752
Fax: (603) 516-6742
http://www.dover.k12.nh.us/elementary/Garrison/index.htm

Horne Street Elementary School
78 Horne Street
Dover, New Hampshire 03820-2699
Phone: (603) 516-6756
FAX: (603) 516-6766
http://www.dover.k12.nh.us/elementary/HorneStreet/index.htm

Woodman Park Elementary School
11 Towle Avenue, Dover, New Hampshire 03820-3992
Phone: (603) 516-6700
FAX: (603)516-6703

Saint Mary Academy
222 Central Avenue
Dover, NH 03820
Phone (603)742-3299
Fax (603)743-3483
http://www.saintmaryacademy.org/

St. Thomas Aquinas High School
197 Dover Point Road
Dover, NH 03820
http://www.stalux.org/

Services
Dover Fire Department
9 Broadway
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 516-6150
http://www.ci.dover.nh.us/fire/

Dover Police Department
46 Locust St
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 742-4646
http://www.ci.dover.nh.us/Police/

Dover Public Library
73 Locust St
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 743-6050
http://www.dover.lib.nh.us/

Utilities

Electric: PSNH
Gas: Northern Utilities
Water Supplier: Dover Water Department
Sanitation: Municipal
Curbside Trash Pickup: Yes
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes