On South Tuscarawas Avenue at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on South Tuscarawas Avenue.
Camp Meigs was established in 1861 at what later became the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds. At this site, two regiments of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the 51st and 80th, were mustered into the Union Army. The 51st OVI was organized in October 1861. Six . . . — — Map (db m81576) HM
On 3rd Street at Wooster Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street.
The Dover Concert Band, shown here in new uniforms, was popular and successful for many years. This photo was taken when the band traveled to Columbus to perform at the Ohio State Fair. Front and center are Bandleader Domenic Greco and Governor Vic . . . — — Map (db m15181) HM
The American Sheet and Tin Plate Company founded the first Dover Public Library for the benefit of its employees at the corner of Front Street and Factory Street in 1902. Five years later, the library moved to a residence on Cherry and Fifth . . . — — Map (db m225415) HM
Jeremiah E. Reeves
Jeremiah Reeves was born in England in 1845 and began his career in the mills of Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of ten. In 1867, he immigrated to the United States where he worked in the steel mills of Cleveland, . . . — — Map (db m224993) HM
1941 (eagle) 1945
In honor of the former employees of
Reeves Steel and Mfg. Co.
Who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of their country in World War II
Thomas Forbes
Ralph Lab
George Mikulich
Robert Paisley
Duane J. Stalder . . . — — Map (db m81575) WM
On Tuscarawas Avenue (Ohio Route 211) at West Front Street, on the right when traveling south on Tuscarawas Avenue.
Christian Deardorff (1781-1851) with his brother-in-law Jesse Slingluff (1775-1836) platted and founded Dover and built the area's first gristmill on Sugar Creek. With the coming of the Ohio and Erie Canalto Dover, Deardorff lobbied successfully . . . — — Map (db m225416) HM
Near Canal Road south of East Front Street (Ohio Route 800).
The Dover Light Plant. Electric lighting became practical after Thomas Edison patented his light bulb in 1880. In Dover, a privately-owned company provided power to the downtown's electric streetlamps. Community leaders believed that they . . . — — Map (db m225418) HM
The Ohio-Erie Canal 1825-1913
Seeking an alternate transportation route to distant markets, many farmers and manufacturers in Ohio wanted to connect the Ohio River to Lake Erie with a canal. Beginning in Cleveland the Ohio-Erie Canal ran south, . . . — — Map (db m15190) HM
On Wooster Avenue at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Wooster Avenue.
W. W. Scott, shown at the right in the photo, was a very colorful character from Dover's past; opinionated and outspoken, he had a personality ideally suited for his role as the Editor of a small town newspaper. Mr. Scott has a wide range of . . . — — Map (db m15216) HM