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22-484: The United States government maintains three river flow gauges on the Piscataquis river. The first is at Blanchard ( 45°16′02″N 69°35′03″W  /  45.26722°N 69.58417°W  / 45.26722; -69.58417  ( Blanchard river gauge ) ) where the rivershed is 118 square miles (306 km). Flow here has ranged from 7,550 to 4.8 cubic feet per second (213.79 to 0.14 m/s). The second

44-508: A sash , door and blind factory. In 1866 the Hughes & Son Piano Mfg. Co. was established and ran until closed in 1921. (source: Pierce Piano Atlas 11th ed. ISBN   0-911138-04-8 ) On March 1, 1922, the two towns merged into a single town. Dover-Foxcroft has a notable United States post office mural painted during the New Deal era. The American Woolen Company Foxcroft Mill

66-417: A lunch bucket. Buckets can be repurposed as seats, tool caddies, hydroponic gardens, chamber pots, "street" drums, or livestock feeders, amongst other uses. Buckets are also repurposed for the use of long term food storage by survivalists . When in reference to a shipping container , the term "pail" is used as a technical term, specifically referring to a bucket shaped package with a sealed top or lid, which

88-467: A top or lid and is a shipping container . In non-technical usage, the two terms are often used interchangeably. A number of bucket types exist, used for a variety of purposes. Though most of these are functional purposes, a number, including those constructed from precious metals, are used for ceremonial purposes. Common types of bucket and their adjoining purposes include: Though not always bucket shaped, lunch boxes are sometimes known as lunch pails or

110-481: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Dover-Foxcroft is the largest town in and the seat of Piscataquis County , Maine , United States. The population was 4,422 at the 2020 census . The town is located near the geographic center of the state. Dover-Foxcroft was originally two towns, Dover and Foxcroft, separated by the Piscataquis River . Dover

132-653: Is a historic district of industrial buildings added to the National Register of Historic Places in December 2012. It contains buildings built between 1841 and 1944. Dover-Foxcroft is home to the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival , an annual one-day event which takes place in late June each year. It started in 2009 to honor the whoopie pie . The whoopie pie became the official state treat of Maine in 2013. The 2012 festival brought 5,000 people to

154-576: Is near Dover-Foxcroft, Maine ( 45°10′31″N 69°18′55″W  /  45.17528°N 69.31528°W  / 45.17528; -69.31528  ( Dover-Foxcroft river gauge ) ) where the rivershed is 298 square miles (772 km). Flow here has ranged from 37,300 to 5 cubic feet (1,056.22 to 0.14 m) per second. The third is in Medford, Maine ( 45°15′40″N 68°52′07″W  /  45.26111°N 68.86861°W  / 45.26111; -68.86861  ( Medford river gauge ) ) where

176-536: Is the commercial center of the county. This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dover-Foxcroft has a humid continental climate , abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were 4,213 people, 1,773 households, and 1,120 families residing in

198-426: The age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.8% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age in

220-403: The average family size was 2.91. In the town, the population was spread out, with 36.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males. The median income for a household in the town

242-436: The population of Dover was 2,500 and industries included four sawmills , shingle and clapboard manufacturers, one gristmill , two tanneries , two carriage makers, and a woolen factory. By 1859, the population of Foxcroft was 1,045, industries included two sawmills, one shingle mill, one carding machine, one carriage builder, one chair manufacturer, one tannery, one fork maker, two pail makers, one machinist , and

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264-407: The population. There were 1,658 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and

286-705: The rivershed is 1,162 square miles (3,010 km). Flow here has ranged from 60,100 to 66 cubic feet (1,701.8 to 1.9 m) per second. The Appalachian Trail runs along the West Branch of the Piscataquis, crossing the East Branch just upstream from their joining. The river is impounded by the Howland Dam at its confluence with the Penobscot River. This article related to a river in Maine

308-399: The state. They also have an international program and have 2 dormitories and several boarding houses in town. Bucket A bucket is typically a watertight, vertical cylinder or truncated cone or square, with an open top and a flat bottom, attached to a semicircular carrying handle called the bail . A bucket is usually an open-top container. In contrast, a pail can have

330-497: The town while the 2014 event brought in more than 7,500 attendees. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 71.18 square miles (184.36 km ), of which 67.81 square miles (175.63 km ) is land and 3.37 square miles (8.73 km ) is water. Dover-Foxcroft is drained by the Piscataquis River . The town is crossed by state routes 6 , 7 , 15 , 16 and 153 . It

352-523: The town and several surrounding communities at three schools in Dover-Foxcroft: SeDoMoCha Elementary School provides for Pre-K–4th grades and SeDoMoCha Middle School (named for four of the communities that attend: Se bec , Do ver-Foxcroft, Mo nson and Cha rleston ) provides for grades 5–8. Foxcroft Academy is a private secondary school that accepts all students from MSAD68 as well as others from across

374-400: The town was 45 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 29.8% were from 45 to 64; and 20.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.1% male and 51.9% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,211 people, 1,658 households, and 1,152 families residing in the town. The population density

396-469: The town. The population density was 62.1 inhabitants per square mile (24.0/km ). There were 2,459 housing units at an average density of 36.3 per square mile (14.0/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 95.1% White , 0.2% African American , 0.6% Native American , 2.3% Asian , 0.3% from other races , and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 1,773 households, of which 26.5% had children under

418-431: Was $ 30,164, and the median income for a family was $ 36,287. Males had a median income of $ 30,000 versus $ 20,613 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 14,544. About 13.6% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. Dover-Foxcroft is a part of Regional School Unit 68 (RSU68). RSU 68 provides primary schooling for

440-402: Was 61.7 inhabitants per square mile (23.8/km ). There were 2,200 housing units at an average density of 32.2 per square mile (12.4/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 96.91% Caucasian , 0.21% Black or African American , 0.52% Native American , 0.52% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.19% from other races and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of

462-505: Was one of five towns conveyed by Massachusetts in 1796 to Bowdoin College . It was purchased from the college in 1800 by Joseph E. Foxcroft of New Gloucester and settled by John, Eleazer and Seth Spaulding in 1806, when they built the first mill . It was dubbed Spauldingtown until February 29, 1812, when it was incorporated as Foxcroft, taking its proprietor's name. The Piscataquis River offered water power sites for mills . In 1859

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484-453: Was to the south of the river, and Foxcroft was to the north. Dover was purchased from Massachusetts by Boston merchants Charles Vaughan and John Merrick, both of whom had emigrated from England. It was first permanently settled in 1803 by Eli Towne from Temple, New Hampshire , then incorporated on January 19, 1822. Agriculture was the principal early occupation, producing potatoes, corn and grain. Originally known as T5 R7 NWP, Foxcroft

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