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| | '''Dover, Delaware''' is the [[Capital city|capital]] city of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[Delaware]]. As of 2020, its population was 39,403. It is also the Kent County seat. Dover is located on the St. Jones River in the [[Delaware River]] coastal plain. It was named by [[William Penn]] for [[Dover]], [[Kent]], England. The name derives from the Brythonic word for waters (''dwfr'' in Middle Welsh). |
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| '''Dover, Delaware''' is the [[Capital city|capital]] city of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[Delaware]]. It is also the Kent County seat. It is located on the St. Jones River in the [[Delaware River]] coastal plain. It was named by [[William Penn]] for [[Dover]] in [[Kent]], England (for which Kent County is named). As of 2020, its population was 39,403. The name derives from the Brythonic word for waters (''dwfr'' in Middle Welsh).
| | Dover was founded in 1683 by William Penn, the proprietor of the territory generally known as the "Lower Counties on the Delaware." Later, in 1717, the city was officially laid out by a special commission of the Delaware General Assembly. The capital of the state of Delaware was moved here from [[New Castle, Delaware]] in 1777 because of Dover's central location and relative safety from British raiders on the Delaware River. |
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| Dover was founded in 1683 by [[William Penn]], the proprietor of the territory generally known as the "Lower Counties on the Delaware." Later, in 1717, the city was officially laid out by a special commission of the [[Delaware General Assembly]]. The capital of the state of Delaware was moved here from [[New Castle, Delaware|New Castle]] in 1777 because of its central location and relative safety from British raiders on the [[Delaware River]]. Because of an act passed in October 1779, the assembly elected to meet at any place in the state they saw fit, meeting successively in [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Lewes, Delaware|Lewes]], Dover, New Castle, and Lewes again, until it finally settled down permanently in Dover in October 1781.<ref>Munroe, John A. ''History of Delaware''. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 2001. p. 75.</ref> The city's central square, known as [[Dover Green Historic District|The Green]], was the location of many rallies, troop reviews, and other patriotic events. To this day, The Green remains the heart of Dover's historic district and is the location of the [[Delaware Supreme Court]] and the Kent County Courthouse.
| | During the [[American Revolution]], Dover was home to Caesar Rodney, a popular wartime leader of Delaware. |
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| Dover was most famously the home of [[Caesar Rodney]], the popular wartime leader of Delaware during the [[American Revolution]]. He is known to have been buried outside Dover, but the precise location of his grave is unknown. A [[cenotaph]] in his honor is erected in the cemetery of the Christ Episcopal Church<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.christchurchdover.org/ |title=christchurchdover.org |publisher=christchurchdover.org |date=1998-09-27 |access-date=2011-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002115503/http://www.christchurchdover.org/ |archive-date=2011-10-02 |url-status=live }}</ref> near The Green in Dover.
| | Dover and Kent County were deeply divided over the issue of [[slavery]], and the city was a "stop" on the [[Underground Railroad]] because of its proximity to slave-holding [[Maryland (U.S. state)|Maryland]] and free [[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]] and [[New Jersey (U.S. state)|New Jerseey]]. It was also home to a large [[Quaker]] community that encouraged a sustained emancipation effort in the early 19th century. There were very few slaves in the area, but the institution was supported, if not practiced, by a small majority, who saw to its continuation. |
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| [[File:Christ Church (Dover, Delaware) west entrance and bell tower.JPG|thumb|left|Christ Church entrance and bell tower in Dover]]
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| Dover and Kent County were deeply divided over the issue of [[slavery]], and the city was a "stop" on the [[Underground Railroad]] because of its proximity to slave-holding [[Maryland]] and free [[Pennsylvania]] and [[New Jersey]]. It was also home to a large [[Quaker]] community that encouraged a sustained emancipation effort in the early 19th century. There were very few slaves in the area, but the institution was supported, if not practiced, by a small majority, who saw to its continuation. | |
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| The [[Bradford-Loockerman House]], [[Dover Air Force Base#Air Mobility Command Museum|Building 1301, Dover Air Force Base]], [[John Bullen House]], [[Carey Farm Site]], [[Christ Church (Dover, Delaware)|Christ Church]], [[Delaware State Museum Buildings]], [[John Dickinson House]], [[Dover Green Historic District]], [[Eden Hill (Dover, Delaware)|Eden Hill]], [[Delaware Governor's Mansion]], [[Greenwold (Dover, Delaware)|Greenwold]], [[Hughes-Willis Site]], [[Loockerman Hall]], [[Macomb Farm]], [[Mifflin-Marim Agricultural Complex]], [[Old Statehouse (Dover, Delaware)|Old Statehouse]], [[Palmer Home]], [[Town Point (Dover, Delaware)|Town Point]], [[Tyn Head Court]], and [[Victorian Dover Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
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| {{stack|[[File:Detailed Satellite Image of Southern Delaware.jpg|thumb|Satellite photo of Dover taken from the [[International Space Station]]. The red arrow points at Dover.]]}}
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| On August 4, 2020, [[Hurricane Isaias]] produced an [[Hurricane Isaias tornado outbreak#Dover–Townsend–Middletown–Glasgow, Delaware|EF2 tornado]] that struck the city. Trees were significantly damaged, including some that fell on homes, roofing was blown off a middle school, a warehouse had metal walls torn off, some tractor trailers were blown over and a garage was severely damaged. Damage in Dover was rated EF1. The tornado would be on the ground for tracked {{convert|35.78|mi|km}}, becoming the longest-tracked tornado in the state, but there were no casualties.<ref name="Dover1">{{cite report |title=Delaware Event Report: EF2 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=904089 |website=National Centers for Environmental Information |publisher=National Weather Service |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="Dover2">{{cite report |title=Delaware Event Report: EF2 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=926375 |website=National Centers for Environmental Information |publisher=National Weather Service |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref>
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The Dover town green in 2013.
Dover, Delaware is the capital city of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2020, its population was 39,403. It is also the Kent County seat. Dover is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn for Dover, Kent, England. The name derives from the Brythonic word for waters (dwfr in Middle Welsh).
Dover was founded in 1683 by William Penn, the proprietor of the territory generally known as the "Lower Counties on the Delaware." Later, in 1717, the city was officially laid out by a special commission of the Delaware General Assembly. The capital of the state of Delaware was moved here from New Castle, Delaware in 1777 because of Dover's central location and relative safety from British raiders on the Delaware River.
During the American Revolution, Dover was home to Caesar Rodney, a popular wartime leader of Delaware.
Dover and Kent County were deeply divided over the issue of slavery, and the city was a "stop" on the Underground Railroad because of its proximity to slave-holding Maryland and free Pennsylvania and New Jerseey. It was also home to a large Quaker community that encouraged a sustained emancipation effort in the early 19th century. There were very few slaves in the area, but the institution was supported, if not practiced, by a small majority, who saw to its continuation.
