Dover in Strafford County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
Dover’s Two Largest Retail Chain Stores
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2019
1. Dover’s Two Largest Retail Chain Stores Marker
Inscription.
Dover’s Two Largest Retail Chain Stores. . Dover’s two largest retail chain stores can be seen on opposite sides of Central Avenue: Montgomery Ward, on the left, faced J.J. Newberry's on the corner of Second Street. The “new” Morrill Block, rebuilt after a devastating fire in January 1932 wiped out 26 businesses there, stands between Second and Third Streets on the right side. Stores in the Morrill Block included The Besse Store for men's clothing, Michel's for ladies' apparel, Edmond W. Aubert's shoe store, Tober's Dry Goods, and Lothrop and Pinkham's Pharmacy. Upstairs were Clyde Whitehouse, optometrist, and Hector's Barber Shop. F.W. Woolworths, another "five and dime," was just down the street., In the center of the photo stands the Morrill Fountain, donated by Joseph Morrill's descendants to the city in 1914. Note that traffic on Central Avenue was two-way!
Dover’s two largest retail chain stores can be seen on opposite sides of Central Avenue: Montgomery Ward, on the left, faced J.J. Newberry's on the corner of Second Street. The “new” Morrill Block, rebuilt after a devastating fire in January 1932 wiped out 26 businesses there, stands between Second and Third Streets on the right side. Stores in the Morrill Block included The Besse Store for men's clothing, Michel's for ladies' apparel, Edmond W. Aubert's shoe store, Tober's Dry Goods, and Lothrop & Pinkham's Pharmacy. Upstairs were Clyde Whitehouse, optometrist, and Hector's Barber Shop. F.W. Woolworths, another "five and dime," was just down the street.
In the center of the photo stands the Morrill Fountain, donated by Joseph Morrill's descendants to the city in 1914. Note that traffic on Central Avenue was two-way!
Erected 2015 by Faces of Dover, and Dover Main Street, Inc. (Marker Number 13.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 43° 11.899′ N, 70° 52.43′ W. Marker is in Dover, New Hampshire, in Strafford
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County. It is on Main Street (New Hampshire Route 9) north of Chapel Street ( Route 4), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the sidewalk, overlooking Franklin Square to the southwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 481 Central Avenue, Dover NH 03820, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on New Hampshire’s Seacoast. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Also see . . . Franklin (Upper) Square. (Submitted on July 4, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 870 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
