On this day, Aug. 14, in 1925, the City of Dover NH flipped the switch on its first electric street lights. To celebrate, the city held a nighttime Mardi Gras with parades, music, performers and food. More than 20,000 people flocked to the city that night. Foster's Daily Democrat would say the following day, "The impressive spectacle when the current was sent through the new lighting system flooding the business section with brilliant light was one that will not soon be forgotten by even the you

This video, courtesy of the City of Dover NH, showcases some of the major development projects in the works or recently completed. As the fastest-growing city in New Hampshire, according to the most recent United States Census data, Dover is experiencing growth and transformation not seen since the late 19th and early 20th centuries. | Made In Dover