Racking Horses for Sale near Dover, PA

About Dover, PA

James Joner purchased 203 acres (0.82 km 2) in 1764 and laid out the town of Dover. It was known as Jonerstown until 1815, when it was officially called Dover. [ citation needed ] During the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War, Dover was briefly occupied overnight, June 30 – July 1, by Confederate cavalry under J.E.B. Stuart. Dover was incorporated in 1864, 100 years after its founding.