Dover in Strafford County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Dr. Jeremy Belknap (1744 - 1798)

Photographed by Kelly Marsh

1. Dr. Jeremy Belknap (1744 - 1798) Marker

Inscription. Noted preacher, educator, naturalist and historian. Born Boston, Mass. Harvard College 1762. School teacher at Portsmouth and Greenland. Pastor of First Congregational Church at nearby Dover, 1766-1786. Published first History of New Hampshire. Founded Massachusetts Historical Society, 1794. A New Hampshire county perpetuates his name.

Erected by New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 0051.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers series list.

Location. 43° 7.758′ N, 70° 50.515′ W. Marker is in Dover, New Hampshire, in Strafford County. It is on Boston Harbor Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 Boston Harbor Rd, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Alexander Scammell Bridge over the Bellamy River (approx. half a mile away); Newington (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bloody Point Ferry (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Oldest Town Forest in the United States

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Major General John Sullivan Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Major General John Sullivan (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 4 miles away); Durham New Hampshire War Memorial Marker (approx. 4.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Oyster River Massacre (was approx. 3.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2023, by Kelly Marsh of Moultonboro, New Hampshire. This page has been viewed 492 times since then and 36 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 30, 2023, by Kelly Marsh of Moultonboro, New Hampshire. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.