Dover Manufacturing Company (Dover, N.H.)

The first textile mill in Dover, N.H., the Dover Cotton Factory was chartered in 1812 at a site on the Cocheco River and was known as the "upper factory" [Mill No. 1]. Further expansion occurred at the lower falls in the early 1820's and again in 1825 when a calico printing works was included. In 1823-1824 the mills were renamed the Dover Manufacturing Co. In 1827 the print works incorporated as a separate enterprise and became the Cocheco Manufacturing Co., which purchased the debt of the D.M.C. The Cocheco Manufacturing Co. was acquired by the Pacific Mills in 1909 and became the Cocheco Division.

From the description of Yarn beamed on section warps. 1822. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 50863428

The company, a cotton manufacturer in Dover, N.H., built a mill in 1821 on the Cocheco River. In 1827, the Cocheco Manufacturing Co. became its successor. Cocheco incorporated in 1836; by the 1870's, its print works had produced 25,000,000 yards of printed cloth yearly. In 1909, it was acquired by the Pacific Mills and became the Cocheco Division of that company.

From the description of [Business records]. 1826-1898. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 50863430