At the close of the Revolution in 1783 the village of Dover contained a population of eighty-one. Of this number forty-four were males and thirty-seven females. Jacob Joner owned twenty-five lots and a house on the square. Dover was once called "Joners Town" (pronounced Yoners Town). Hans and Maria Joner settled in Lancaster County, PA with their sons, Jonas, Jacob and Nicholas. Jacob and Nicholas Joner came to what would later be named Dover and secured 203 acres from Patrick Kerrigan, who owned a portion of the land in the area. Dover Borough was organized in 1747 and deeded to Jacob Joner in 1764.

Early in the morning of July 1, General J. E. B. Stuart's cavalry division began to arrive at Dover. Full Story

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