Dover Hundred was a
hundred
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...
in
Kent County,
Delaware
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,
United States
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. Dover Hundred was created in 1682 as St. Jones Hundred. It was renamed Dover Hundred in 1823. In 1859, Dover Hundred was divided into
East Dover Hundred
East Dover Hundred in the U.S. state of Delaware was originally part of St. Jones Hundred, which was renamed Dover Hundred
Dover Hundred was a List of Delaware Hundreds, hundred in Kent County, Delaware, Kent County, Delaware, United States. Dov ...
() and
West Dover Hundred
West Dover Hundred is a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. West Dover Hundred was formed in 1859 from Dover Hundred
Dover Hundred was a List of Delaware Hundreds, hundred in Kent County, Delaware, Kent County, Delaware, United St ...
().
References
Hundreds in Kent County, Delaware
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