Historically Speaking: Why is that 'Samuel C. Fisher' sign on Summer Street?
Historically Speaking: Why is that 'Samuel C. Fisher' sign on Summer Street? Tony McManus DOVER - Across the front of the building designated as 17 Summer St. is a good-sized sign: "Samuel C. Fisher." He is the third member of the group that invested in the purchase of Ricker's Field in 1868. At the time of the purchase, he was living at what is 19 Summer at the corner of Summer and Locust, but that lies outside the area of their purchase, and the house itself predates their investment by almost 40 years. The original residence was built in 1830 by Jabez Dow, a local doctor, who owned and l...
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