20 Facts About Dover Delaware

The capital of the state of Dover Delaware was moved here from New Castle in 1777 because of its central location and relative safety from British raiders on the Dover Delaware River.

Dover Delaware is known to have been buried outside Dover, but the precise location of his grave is unknown.

Dover Delaware 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.

Dover Delaware has a warm temperate climate or humid subtropical climate .

Dover Delaware is the only state capital in the United States with a volunteer fire department.

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Federally, Dover is part of Delaware's at-large congressional district, represented by Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester, first elected in 2016.

The Kraft Foods plant in Dover Delaware has been the plant that manufactures Jell-O since 1964 when it relocated from Bloomfield, New York.

Main north–south highway through Dover is U S Route 13, which runs through the main commercial strip of Dover on the multi-lane, divided Dupont Highway.

Dover Delaware is one of only four state capitals not served by an Interstate highway.

Parking lots in downtown Dover Delaware contain a mix of permit parking, parking meters, and free two-hour, 15-minute, and handicapped parking spaces along with spaces reserved for tenants and apartments.

Dover Delaware is located on a former Pennsylvania Railroad line, later operated by Penn Central, Conrail, and Norfolk Southern and now operated by the Delmarva Central Railroad as its Delmarva Subdivision.

Into the 1950s multiple PRR passenger trains daily, on a Philadelphia-Cape Charles, Virginia circuit, made stops in Dover Delaware, including the Del-Mar-Va Express and the night train, the Cavalier.

In later years, Dover was served by special Amtrak trains to NASCAR races at Dover International Speedway and the Delaware State Fair in Harrington.

City of Dover Delaware provides various utility services to businesses and residents.

The southern portion of Dover Delaware is served by the Caesar Rodney School District, which includes Caesar Rodney High School located just outside the city in Camden.

Dover Delaware is home to The Children's Theatre, Inc of Dover Delaware and Kent County, a non-profit organization.

Delaware State Library, the Delaware State Museum, and the Delaware State Archives are in downtown Dover and are open to the public for research and browsing.

Dover Delaware Park offers three tennis courts, a softball field, multipurpose field, two basketball courts, a disc golf course, and two pavilions.

Two newspapers are headquartered in Dover, the Dover Post, printed weekly and online, and the daily Delaware State News.

Dover Delaware was the last state in the nation to have an NPR station located within its borders.