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07801 (Dover Weather Forecast, NJ)

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Mine Hill, Randolph, Rockaway Borough and Wharton

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Native Americans had lived in the area of Dover before Europeans came to the area, and historical records show that a small Native American village existed at the site of Hurd Park. Joseph Latham was deeded the land that includes present-day Dover in 1713, from portions of land that had been purchased from Native Americans by the Proprietors of West Jersey. On May 31, 1722, Latham and his wife Jane deeded 527 acres over to John Jackson of Flushing, NY. Jackson settled on the eastern portion of his land along Granny’s Brook at the site of what would later become the Ross Ribbon Factory on Park Heights Avenue.

Iron ore at the time was so plentiful that it could be collected off the ground at the nearby Dickerson Mine in Mine Hill. At Jackson's Forge, ore would be processed into bars that would then be transported to Paterson and other industrial areas towards the east. The passage of the Iron Act by the British Parliament led to financial difficulties, leading Jackson into bankruptcy in 1753, with all of his property and belongings sold off at a Sheriff's sale. Quaker Hartshorne Fitz Randolph purchased Jackson's property and annexed to his own existing property, which would later become part of Randolph Township.

Dover was incorporated as a town on April 1, 1869, within Randolph Township and became fully independent in 1896. On May 7, 1996, Dover was reincorporated as a city and regained its status as a town on March 21, 1899. The town charter was amended in 1875. In its past, Dover has had extensive iron and mill works, machine shops, stove, furnace, and range works, boiler and bridge works, rolling mills, drill works, knitting and silk mills, and a large hosiery factory (MacGregors). During this period, Dover was a port on the Morris Canal while it was operational; the boat basin was located at what is today the JFK Commons Park.

 

 

Government

Town of Dover
37 N. Sussex St.
Dover, NJ 07801
973-366-2200

Departments

Construction Official 973-366-2200 ext. 2124

Court Administator 973-366-2200 ext. 1127

Fire - 911
(Non-Emergency) 973-366-2200 ext 1179

First Aid - 911
(Non-Emergency)

Health Department 973-366-2200 ext. 2120

Library - 973-366-0172

Office of Emergency Management (OEM) 973-366-2200 Ext. 1159

Police - 911
(Non-emergency)

Public Works 973-366-2200 ext. 3129

Recreation 973-366-2200 Ext. 3128

Senior Citizens

Tax Collector's Office 973-366-2200 ext. 1134

Tax Assessor 973-366-2200 ext. 1130

Education

Dover Public Schools
100 Grace Street
Dover, NJ 07801
973-989-2000

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Academy Street Elementary School - Elementary Grades K - 6
14 Academy Street
Dover, NJ 07801
973-989-2030

East Dover Elementary School - Elementary Grades K - 6
302 East McFarlan Street
Dover, NJ 07801
973-989-2055

North Dover Elementary School - Elementary Grades PreK - 6
51 Highland Avenue
Dover, NJ 07801
973-989-2020

Dover Middle School - Grades 7 & 8
302 East McFarlan Street
Dover, NJ 07801
973-989-2040

Dover High School - Grades 9 - 12
100 Grace Street
Dover, NJ 07801
973-989-2010

Private schools

School of Floral Arts & Designs
84 Mount Hope Avenue
Dover, NJ 07801
973-316-1100

The Kubert School
37 Myrtle Ave
Dover, New Jersey 07801
973-361-1327

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Dover Area Historical Society
55 West Blackwell Street
Dover, NJ 07801
973-361-3525


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