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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JLA_zoar-village_Dover-OH.html
Zoar was founded in 1817 by a group of immigrants from Wurttemburg, Germany, who sought religious freedom. The mandatory military service in Germany prompted many pacifist groups, like the Zoarites, to immigrate to the United States. The separatis…
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Side A 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, Pit…
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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 Georg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JL4_camp-meigs_Dover-OH.html
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. Si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JKX_ohio-and-erie-canal_Dover-OH.html
Side A Construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal, beginning in Cleveland and running south to Portsmouth, began in 1825. As a means to pay for debts on the community's 5,500 acres of Tuscarawas County land, members of the Society of Separatists of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JKT_zoar-town-hall-zoar-and-the-ohio-erie-canal_Dover-OH.html
Side A Zoar Town Hall The Society of Separatists of Zoar built the Zoar Town Hall in 1887 when the village was formally incorporated. Established in 1817 by German religious dissidents, Zoar became one of the most successful experiments in commu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JKS_zoar-garden_Dover-OH.html
Side A The Zoar Garden was the Separatist's most public manifestation of their faith, its religious symbolism masked by its lush beauty. It provided both residents and visitors with a place to relax and reflect. This "lustgarden," or pleasure gar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9VI_w-w-scott-1891_Dover-OH.html
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 inter…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9UV_the-ohio-and-erie-canal-canal-dover-toll-house_Dover-OH.html
The Ohio-Erie Canal1825-1913Seeking 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, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9UU_christian-deardorff_Dover-OH.html
In memory ofChristian DeardorffFounder of the cityof Dover Ohioin 1807
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