Dover-Foxcroft

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Dover-Foxcroft is the shire town, or county seat, of Piscataquis County, as well as its largest town. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 4,211. As the name implies, Dover-Foxcroft originally was two towns, Dover and Foxcroft, which were separated by the Piscataquis river. In 1922 the two merged into one town.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Rivers, streams, brooks 2.2 Lakes, ponds 3 Neighborhoods 4 Public places 4.1 Cemeteries 5 Culture 5.1 Entertainment 5.1.1 Center Theatre 5.1.2 Piscataquis Valley Fair 5.2 Libraries 5.2.1 Thompson Free Library 5.3 Museums 5.4 Organizations 5.4.1 Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft 5.5 Media 5.5.1 Piscataquis Observer 5.5.2 WDME Radio 6 Churches 7 Businesses 8 Government 8.1 Town office 9 Demographics 10 Education 10.1 Maine School Administrative District No. 68 10.2 Schools 10.2.1 SeDoMoCha Elementary School 10.2.2 SeDoMoCha Middle School 10.2.3 Foxcroft Academy 11 Medical 11.1 Mayo Regional Hospital 12 Infrastructure 12.1 Communications 12.1.1 KyND Internet Services 12.2 Roads 13 References 14 External resources

History

• Dover-Foxcroft history
  • Dover history
  • Foxcroft history

Geography

Dover-Foxcroft is located in the southern portion of Piscataquis County. The current hyphenated town of Dover-Foxcroft was originally two towns: Dover and Foxcroft, with the Piscataquis River serving as the boundary between the two. Today, Dover-Foxcroft is bounded by Bowerbank to the north, Garland to the south, Sebec and Atkinson to the east, and Guilford to the west.

A large portion of Sebec Lake is within the Dover-Foxcroft township limits, and there are several other ponds, brooks, and streams, as well.

Rivers, streams, brooks

• Piscataquis River
• Alder Brook
• Black Stream
• Bog Brook
• Cotton Brook
• Daggett Brook
• Dunham Brook
• Hanson Brook
• Merrill Brook

Lakes, ponds

• Sebec Lake (6,803 acres, maximum depth 155 feet)
• Branns Mill Pond (271 acres, maximum depth 15 feet)
• Garland Pond (26 acres, maximum depth 38 feet)
• Snows Pond (21 acres, maximum depth 8 feet)

Neighborhoods

• Greeley's Landing
• Parson Landing

Public places

Cemeteries

• Boss Yard, on Anderson Road
• Dover Cemetery, on Vaughn Road
• East Dover Cemetery, on East Dover Road
• Foxcroft Center/Steadman's Landing Cemetery, on Steadman's Landing Road
• Gray Yard, on West Main Street
• Lee Yard, on Lee Cemetery Road
• McAllister Cemetery, on Dexter Road
• Parson Landing Cemetery, on Parson Landing Road
• Pine Grove Cemetery, on French Road
• Rural Grove Cemetery, on West Main Street
• South Dover Cemetery, on Bangor Road

Culture

Entertainment

Center Theatre

Annual variety show, featuring area doctors, medical staff, and their friends in performances ranging from song and dance to acting and martial arts. The event raises needed funds so that Pine Tree Hospice volunteers can provide companionship, respite care for caregivers, transportation to appointments, meal preparation, shopping, medication delivery and many more services to those in need.

• Contact information
  • Address: 20 East Main Street; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
  • Phone: 207.564.8943
  • Fax: 207.564.3193
  • Email: info@centertheatre.org
• See Center Theatre

Piscataquis Valley Fair

Located in Fairview Avenue in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.

• Contact information
  • Address: 77 Fairview Avenue; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
  • Phone: 207.564.3689
• See Piscataquis Valley Fair

Libraries

Thompson Free Library

• Contact information
  • Address: 186 East Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
  • Phone: 207.564.3350
  • Fax: 207.564.3531
  • Email: df@thompson.lib.me.us

Museums

• Blacksmith Shop Museum
• Observer Building Museum

Organizations

• Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society

Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft

The Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft, located in central Maine, currently has 70 members who work to improve the lives of the children and members of the community. The club is in Division #2, the Maine Highlands Division, of the New England District of the Kiwanis. Members meet in the student lounge of Foxcroft Academy on West Main Street in Dover-Foxcroft.

• Contact information
  • President: Hoyt M. Fairbrother
    • Address: 12 Winter Street; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
    • Phone: 207.564.2040
    • Email: president@dfkiwanis.org
  • Secretary: David T. Lockwood
    • Address: P.O. Box 615; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426-0615
    • Phone: 207.564.7252
    • Email: secretary@dfkiwanis.org
• See Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft

Media

Piscataquis Observer

• Contact information
  • Editor: Editor: Mark Putnam
  • Address: 8A Union Square; PO Box 30; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426-0030
  • Phone: 207.564.8355
  • Fax: 207.564.7056
  • Email: observer@nepublish.com

WDME Radio

103.1 FM radio.

• Contact information
  • Address: PO Box 98; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
  • Phone: 207.564.2642

Churches

• Dover-Foxcroft Advent Christian Church
• Dover-Foxcroft Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
• Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church
• Faith Christian Fellowship of Dover-Foxcroft
• Living Word Assembly of God
• Nazarene Church of Dover-Foxcroft
• Saint Augustine's Episcopal Church of the Eucharist
• Saint Thomas Aquinas Church
• United Baptist Church of Dover-Foxcroft
• United Methodist Church of Dover-Foxcroft

Businesses

• Dover-Foxcroft businesses

Government

Dover-Foxcroft, Maine is governed by a Selectmen/Town Manager type of government.

Town office

• Contact information
  • Address: 152 East Main Street; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
  • Phone: 207.564.3318
  • Fax: 207.564.3621
• See Dover-Foxcroft

Demographics

As with much of Maine north of Bangor, Dover-Foxcroft has experienced a decline in population over the last decade; but as compared to other nearby towns, the decline has been relatively small. At the time of the 2000 census, there were 4,211 people living in 1,658 households. Dover-Foxcroft has only 372 housing units that are seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.

• 1850 - 2767
• 1860 - 3072
• 1870 - 3161
• 1880 - 2950
• 1890 - 3668
• 1900 - 3518
• 1910 - 3958
• 1920 - 4050
• 1930 - 3750
• 1940 - 4015
• 1950 - 4218
• 1960 - 4173
• 1970 - 4178
• 1980 - 4323
• 1990 - 4657
• 2000 - 4211

Education

Dover-Foxcroft is a member of MSAD 68, comprising the towns of Charleston, Monson, Sebec, and Dover-Foxcroft.

Maine School Administrative District No. 68

• Contact information
  • Address: 55 High Street; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
  • Phone: 207.564.2421
  • Fax: 207.564.3487
• See MSAD 68

Schools

SeDoMoCha Elementary School

A public school for students in grades K-4th.

• Contact information
  • Address: 63 Harrison Avenue Suite B; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
  • Phone: 207.564.2521
  • Fax: 207.564.6529
• See SeDoMoCha Elementary School

SeDoMoCha Middle School

A public school with approximately 345 students in grades 5-8.

• Contact information
  • Address: 63 Harrison Avenue; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
  • Phone: 207.564.8376
  • Fax: 207.564.6531
• See SeDoMoCha Middle School

Foxcroft Academy

A private secondary school serving the people of Dover-Foxcroft and the surrounding region.

• Contact information
  • Address: 975 West Main Street; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
  • Phone: 207.564.8351
  • Fax: 207.564.8394
• See Foxcroft Academy

Medical

Mayo Regional Hospital

Mayo Regional Hospital is a non-profit, 25-bed critical access hospital. The hospital opened in 1978, and is currently governed by Hospital Administrative District 4, which was established by twelve towns to serve the healthcare needs of residents in a three-county area of rural central Maine. Mayo Hospital has 22 physicians and 320 staff members dedicated to providing acute medical/surgical care, intensive care, surgical services and obstetrics in an inpatient setting, as well as a wide array of outpatient services.

• Contact information
  • Address: 897 West Main Street; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
  • Phone: 207.564.8401
  • Email: TLizotte@MayoHospital.com
• See Mayo Regional Hospital

Infrastructure

Communications

KyND Internet Services

Dialup, DSL, web hosting, web design.

• Contact information
  • Address: 64 East Main Street, Suite J; Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426
  • Phone: 207.564.7323
  • Phone: 866.564.7323
  • Fax: 207.564.7360
  • Email: kynd@kynd.net
• See KyND Internet Services

Roads

• ME-6
• ME-7
• ME-15
• ME-16
• ME-153
• Ait Port Road
• Ames Road
• Anderson Road
• Atkinson Road
• Autumn Avenue
• Bangor Road
• Bear Hill Road
• Bessey Road
• Birch Street
• Black Stream Road
• Board Eddy Road
• Boulton Road
• Bradley Road
• Briggs Road
• Bryant Road
• Burrough Road
• Cedar Street
• Central Avenue
• Chandler Road
• Cherry Street
• Coombs Road
• Cotton Brook Road
• Court Street
• Danforth Street
• Davis Street
• Dawes Road
• Depot Street
• Dexter Route Road
• Doore Road
• Dow Hill Road
• Dwelley Street
• East Dover Road
• East Maple Street
• Edes Avenue
• Essex Street
• Fairview Avenue
• Fern Road
• Fletcher Road
• Forest Street
• Foxcroft Center Road
• Free Street
• French Road
• Frost Road
• Garland Line Road
• Garland Pond Road
• Garland Street
• Garland Town Line Road
• Grange Street
• Gray Hill Road
• Gray Valley Road
• Green Street
• Grove Street
• Hancock Street
• Harrison Avenue
• Harvey Street
• Hewett Road
• High Street
• Holms Road
• Howard Lane
• Kerrie Drive
• Kinney Corner Road
• Klimavicz Road
• Lancaster Avenue
• Landfill Road
• Langdon Road
• Larrabee Farm Road
• Lawrence Street
• Lee Cemetery Road
• Lincoln Street
• Line Road
• Look Out Avenue
• Lower Road
• Mayo Street
• Mechanic Street
• Merrill Road
• Merrills Mills Road
• Milo Road
• Mitchell Road
• Monument Square
• Morse Avenue
• Morton Avenue
• North Road
• Norton Hill Road
• Notch Road
• Oak Street
• Old Railroad Road
• Old Towne Road
• Oliver Hill Road
• Orchard Road
• Park Street
• Parson Landing Road
• Paul Street
• Peaks-Kenny Road
• Pearl Street
• Pine Street
• Pinecrest Drive
• Pleasant Street
• Railroad Avenue
• Range Road
• Reservoir Road
• Riverside Avenue
• Sanford Street
• Sangerville Road
• School Drive
• School Street
• Shaw Road
• Shirt Tail Bend Road
• Slas Hill Road
• Spaulding Road
• Spring Street
• Starbird Siding Road
• State Park Road
• Steadmans Landing Road
• Turner Road
• Union Square
• Union Street
• Vaughan Street
• Vulner Road
• West Main Street
• West Maple Street
• Wheaton Road
• Whitman Street
• Whittler Street
• Willow Street
• Winter Street

References

• Dover-Foxcroft Comprehensive Plan
• DeLorme, "The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer", 28th Edition, 2005 ISBN 0-89933-282-X
• DeLorme, "Maine Fishing Depth Maps: Lakes & Ponds by County", 2002 ISBN 0-89933-350-8
• Arrow, "Maine Street Atlas: 133 Cities & Towns", 1997 ISBN 1-55751-515-8

External resources

• Dover-Foxcroft, Maine (official site)
• Wikipedia
• Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society

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