Dover, Newfoundland and Labrador

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title: Dover, Newfoundland and Labrador
text: Dover is a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village located in a small cove at the head of Freshwater Bay, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Settled in the early 1890s it was originally known as Shoal Bay, presumably from its many shallow coves and inlets in the area. From the 1950s to the 1970 Shoal Bay was referred to as Wellington, whereas the local residents called it Dover. The first census taken of the community was in 1891 when seventeen people were counted, both lumbermen and
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description: Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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