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Dover in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

West Dover Hundred

 
 
West Dover Hundred Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Pete Skillman, March 25, 2024
1. West Dover Hundred Marker
Inscription. Originally part of St. Jones Hundred, renamed Dover Hundred 1823, the boundaries being Little Creek on the north and St. Jones Creek on the south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland Line. Dover Hundred was divided 1877 into two hundreds, called West Dover Hundred, and East Dover Hundred.
 
Erected 1932 by Historic Markers Comission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.
 
Location. 39° 9.547′ N, 75° 33.473′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. Marker is on Forest Avenue (Delaware Route 8), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dover DE 19904, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. William W.M. Henry Comprehensive High School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Booker T. Washington School (approx. one mile away); Union Lodge No.7, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 1.1 miles away); Eden Hill Farm (approx. 1.2 miles away); Former Site of ILC Dover (approx. 1.2 miles away); Calvary Baptist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of Dover's First Methodist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
 
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West Dover Hundred Marker in context image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Pete Skillman, March 25, 2024
2. West Dover Hundred Marker in context
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 48 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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