About Dover

Dover, also known as the “Garrison City”, is a medium sized community found in the southeastern portion of the Granite State. Dover has a population of approximately twenty six thousand nine hundred residents, and is considered a part of Strafford County. Dover serves as the county seat of Strafford County, was originally settled in the year sixteen twenty three, was incorporated in the same year as a town, and as a city in the year eighteen fifty five. Residents of a Dover apartment for rent or house for rent can enjoy a rich historical and cultural heritage as well as plenty of things to see and do.

Notable residents of Dover throughout the years include Jeremy Belknap, Richard Walderne, Lisa Crystal Carver, John P Hale, Tommy Makem, Hercules Mooney, Marilla Marks Young Ricker, Andrea Ross, Jenny Thompson, and Dike Varney. The educational needs of Dover are met by Horne Street Elementary School, Garrison Elementary School, Woodman Park Elementary School, Dover Middle School, Dover High School, Saint Mary Academy, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, and McIntosh College. Residents of a Dover apartment rental or home rental can enjoy the Woodman Institute, Albacore Park, the Children’s Museum of Portsmouth, Rochester Opera House, and the Spinelli Cinema.

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