In 1807; Christian Deardorff and Jesse Slingluff set out for the Ohio frontier. Before leaving; the men laid out the plat of a village that would sit at the banks of the Tuscarawas River. Over the next 10 years as Deardorff toiled away in his bachelor cabin; he held on to the dream of building his vision. The original plat map the two men devised contained 256 lots with land set aside for churches; schools; and a spacious downtown square. Today; over 200 years after Slingluff and Deardorff filed their plat at Zanesville; Dover continues to reflect their vision of a pleasant little town situated on the Tuscarawas River.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Visual poetry and ideal prose!By K. PharrisI admired the authors effort to represent every aspect of the neighborhoods history. including all the people who were present. not just those groups commonly believed to have been there. Diligent research in facts and pictures. I also liked the creative chapter names. which was fun because you had to read the captions and really think about what was being announced. what was being said. That was pretty cool. The "Our Father Never Left" one was moving; an entire family history. tied in at the last moment with the caption. Priceless. Fun words in the captions. fun pictures. Pictures can sometimes be sterile. but he made it funny and a true representation. Well done. Shawn Snow!
