Dover, (1) the capital of Delaware, U.S., on Jones's Creek, 48 miles S. of Wilmington by rail. It has a state-house, and several factories for canning fruit. Population, 3500.—(2) The oldest town of New Hampshire, founded in 1623, is situated on the Cocheco River, 68 miles N. by E. of Boston by rail, and has large cotton-mills and print-works, besides manufactures of boots and shoes, woollens, and iron. Pop. (1890) 12,790.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 72
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