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First Parish Church

Purpose:

historic

 

Location: (Street, Park, GPS)

Dover Point Road

N 43°08.419’ W070°50.305’

 

Date Installed:

unknown

 

Date or Era Referenced:

1654

 

Description:

A large metal sign hanging from a wooden brace probably 10’ feet from the ground. The sign is situated towards the front and center of a small green plot of land with a fence around three sides and a retaining wall along the street front.

 

Wording:

Historic Site, First Parish Church in Dover Erected Here 1654

 

Affiliations:

First Parish Church, Congregational Church (UCC)

 

Notes/comments:

  • The First Parish Church in Dover claims to be the oldest parish in New Hampshire. This historic marker is noting the location of the second meetinghouse of the parish.  The current building, the fifth meetinghouse, of this church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. http://www.firstparishchurchdover.org/church-history.html

 

 

 

 

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