The Kentucky Sorgo Mill
The company was in Dover; this mill was near Louisville
Dover Depot
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Each of these four images may be viewed in much greater
detail, but be aware that they are very large images!
left, US Post
Office
right, Dover Methodist Church
Both after the damage of the tornado of 4-23-1968.
Covered Bridge after the Tornado, April 23, 1968
Built in 1835 over Lick Run Creek
| "A booze boat has been cruising for some days long the Ohio river in the vicinity of Dover and Ripley, giving the thirsty a free ride and incidentally, selling him a drink. As both sides of the river are dry territory, there ought to be some way to stop the traffic." Falmouth Outlook, December 11, 1908 |
The Dover Mound, prior to being dug, c. 1949
The Dover Mound, mid-excavation, 1950
Dover Mound Analysis
| The Dover Mound was excavated in the summers of 1950 and 1951 by University of Kentucky anthropologists William S. Webb and Charles Snow. They determined it was an Adena site, sometimes called an Adena-Hopewell site. More about them here. Webb and Snow determined the site to be circa 700 B.C. to 1100 B.C. UK published their write-up of the results, which has many pictures of the bones, skulls, and artifacts taken from the mound. It's long out of print, but available in many local libraries. |
| "Word has been received here from Dover that mound diggers found a large diamond in the mound on the Respess field. The find has caused much excitement in the village" the Grant County News, November 8, 1907 |
Buffalo Bill's Mother was born in Dover, and he brought
his
Wild
West show to town, likely in the late 1800's.
