Author: Scales, John
Title: History of Dover, New Hampshire. Volume 1 (All Published). Containing Historical, Genealogical, and Industrial Data of Its Early Settlers, Their Struggles and Triumphs
Description: Manchester, NH, John B. Clarke Co. Printers, 1923. Cloth. Black cloth. No jacket. 516 pp. With a fold out map in the front, a few photos and a fold out facsimile map of Dover in the interior. A detailed history of Dover, New Hampshire, including extensive coverage of its first settlement (in 1623) and colonial times. This includes the first residences on Hilton Point and Little Harbor, the early fishery business, Native Americans in the Piscataqua River area, brick making and ship building on Dover Point and Dover Neck, Barbadoes Pond, old Dover boundaries, the establishment of surrounding towns (including Madbury, Lee, Somersworth, Rollinsford, etc.), genealogy of early families, etc. GOOD condition. Minor fading to the covers. Minor bumping and scuffing to the extremities. Interior hinges weak but intact. Ownership signature and bookplate on second front endpaper. A few pencil check marks in the margins of a few pages. Good .

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