Welcome
The twin towns of Dover and Foxcroft grew up along the Piscataquis River in the early nineteenth century. They were "friendly rivals" until 1922 when they finally joined to form Maine's only hyphenated township.
Dover had been first surveyed in 1791 for the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The area was first settled in 1799 and became the town of Dover officially in 1812 and was incorporated on February 29, 1821.
Foxcroft began life as a grant to Bowdoin College from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1794. In 1801, Joseph E. Foxcroft purchased the land from the trustees of Bowdoin and later that year the area was surveyed and settlers trickled into the wilderness. It, too, was incorporated in 1821.
Dover-Foxcroft is the "shire town" of Piscataquis County.
In Memorium - Bob Ladd
The
Society bids a sad farewell to to Bob Ladd, a former member of the
Board of Directors and one of the Society's greatest friends, who
passed away on April 11, 2009.
Bob was a great guy, with a dry wit, great sense of humor, and good old Yankee common sense. There had been talk of interviewing him, but sadly it was never done. We can just imagine the stories he would have been able to share.
To view Bob's obituary as published in the Bangor Daily News, click here.
Glimpses of Dover-Foxcroft's Past
Own
a View of History
170 historic photos of old Dover and Foxcroft (many taken from original glass negatives).
Musical accompaniment by Randy Wall.
Length time of 20 minutes.
This DVD was crafted by Carlson Williams and all proceeds benefit the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society.
The cost of this reminiscent DVD is $10.00, plus $3.00 shipping and handling.
To order your copy, e-mail
mjannis@hughes.net
or write to:
Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society
28 Orchard Road
Dover-Foxcroft ME 04426
Start Collecting our Historic Ornaments
The
2009 Collectible Ornament has arrived and is now available!
You'll want to start collecting them all while they are still available.
And we do still have a limited supply of the 2008 inaugural ornament available.
Click here for more information.
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