Editing Dover, New Hampshire (section)

=== Modern era ===
With the closing of the mills, the downtown area of Dover sat vacant and lifeless for a long time. With the turn of the century, the city government began to revitalize the area. The Children's Museum of New Hampshire was brought into a disused mill building with a lease of $1 a year. Henry Law Park, a grassy waterfront stretch of land, was given a brand new playground. Small businesses moved into the mills, such as restaurants, toy stores, real estate offices, and barber shops. Old buildings have been refurbished or outright rebuilt to provide new housing. An $87.5&nbsp;million high school was built to handle the influx of new residents retreating from the high housing prices in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]]. Recently, a plan to develop the waterfront on the other side of the river from the traditional downtown area was approved for $6&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.businessnhmagazine.com/article/doverrsquos-economic-explosion |title=Dover's Economic Explosion |website=www.businessnhmagazine.com |language=en |access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2013/04/02/tank-away-dover/OD0mVna8653bg8mxhbco4O/story.html |title=Dover, N.H., reinvents itself into a destination - The Boston Globe |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US |access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> In early May 2021, waypoint signs were sporadically added to help drivers and walkers navigate Dover with the expansions that are underway.