Bill Burton is adamant that Dover needs a history museum. In fact, he said Dover is the only capital city in the U.S. that lacks its own museum and it is high time the capital of the First State has a ...

DOVER The Dover Public Library and the Dover Historical Society have joined forces to create a one-stop location for people interested in researching the history of Dover and vicinity. The Local ...

DOVER — Dover400, a committee of residents organizing Dover’s 400th anniversary, continues its historical lecture series chronicling the city’s significant past with a virtual presentation on ...

DOVER – After an absence of two and half years, a mural depicting the history of Dover has returned to its place of honor on the square downtown. The mural was erected in 2007 as part of Dover's ...

DOVER — Cinematreasures.org notes that when the Dover Drive-In opened on Sept. 12, 1958, it was, quite possibly, the first and only drive-in movie theater to be built above ground level in the middle ...

Salem Church (also called Strayer's Church and Salem Union Church) celebrated its sesquicentennial in May 1907 at the same time the congregation honored its pastor for his 20 years of continuous ...

In view of the potential demise of the former Strafford County Court House building on Second Street it might be a good time to review some of Dover's legal history. Dover has been the county seat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the Dover Fire Department pose in the (then new) fire station in 1957, in front of a new pumper delivered the same year ...