Funeral Homes in Dover, MA

Facts about the city

Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,589 at the 2010 census.Located about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown Boston, Dover is a residential town nestled on the south banks of the Charles River. Almost all of the residential zoning requires 1-acre (4,000 m2) or larger. As recently as the early 1960s, 75% of its annual town budget was allocated to snow removal, as only a mile and a half of the town's roads are state highway. Dover is bordered by: Natick, Wellesley and Needham to the North, Westwood to the East, Walpole and Medfield to the South, Sherborn to the West.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Dover, please see the article Dover (CDP), Massachusetts.Dover is also home to the Dover Demon.

Dover Obituaries

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History

The Caryl House, 107 Dedham St., Dover, dates from circa 1777 and was home to Dover's first minister, Benjamin Caryl, his son George, who was the town's first doctor, and their descendants until 1897. In 1977, the Dover Demon was sighted on three separate occasions in the town. The house retains its architectural integrity and has been carefully restored to reflect life in the 1790s when the first two Caryl families lived and worked there together. It was later established as the Springfield Parish of Dedham in 1748, and incorporated as District Dedham in 1784. The Sawin Museum, located at the corner of Centre and Dedham Streets in Dover Center, is owned and operated by the Dover Historical Society and is open to the public free of charge.

The official website for the city of Dover is http://www.doverma.org/.