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Dover, New Hampshire

Dover is a city in south-eastern New Hampshire, United States, on the Cochecho River near the Piscataqua. Settled from about 1623 as a fishing station, it is the oldest permanent settlement in New Hampshire. It suffered a deadly Abenaki raid in 1689 and later became a textile mill town.

Dover, New Hampshire
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Province of New Hampshire

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Dover, New Hampshire. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dover-new-hampshire
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“Dover, New Hampshire.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dover-new-hampshire. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Dover, New Hampshire.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dover-new-hampshire.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Dover, New Hampshire’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dover-new-hampshire (Accessed: ).

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