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Historical Markers in Dover

 
Clickable Map of Lafayette County, Missouri and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Lafayette County, MO (71) Carroll County, MO (8) Jackson County, MO (388) Johnson County, MO (35) Pettis County, MO (47) Ray County, MO (16) Saline County, MO (45)  LafayetteCounty(71) Lafayette County (71)  CarrollCounty(8) Carroll County (8)  JacksonCounty(388) Jackson County (388)  JohnsonCounty(35) Johnson County (35)  PettisCounty(47) Pettis County (47)  RayCounty(16) Ray County (16)  SalineCounty(45) Saline County (45)
Lexington is the county seat for Lafayette County
Dover is in Lafayette County
Lafayette County (71)  ►
ADJACENT TO LAFAYETTE COUNTY
Carroll County (8)  ►
Jackson County (388)  ►
Johnson County (35)  ►
Pettis County (47)  ►
Ray County (16)  ►
Saline County (45)  ►
 
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1 ► Missouri, Lafayette County, Dover — Santa Fe Trail — 1821 - 1872 — Dover —
On Main Street (U.S. 24) at Wall Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
[Title is text] — — Map (db m90895) HM
2 ► Missouri, Lafayette County, Dover — Santa Fe Trail — 1821 - 1872 — Tabo —
On U.S. 24 near Missouri Route 24, on the right when traveling west.
Marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Missouri 1909. — — Map (db m90421) HM
3 ► Missouri, Lafayette County, Dover — Tabo Creek — The Santa Fe Trail —
On Missouri Route 24, on the right when traveling west.
A ferry built by Adam Lightner in 1821 may have carried William Becknell's first trade expedition to Santa Fe in that year. — — Map (db m100375) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026