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

West Dover Hundred

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. (Marker Number KC-10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. 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. It is in East Dover Hundred. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

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.

More about this marker. Although the marker itself does not have a number on it, the updated online records of the Delaware Public Archives identify it as number "KC-10".

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 May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.