One of the first villages in Bureau County, Dover was, at one time, an important center in the county. A hotel was built in Dover in 1839 and served as a stopping point for immigrants heading to points west. The Big Sugar Camp was an area near town where Indians camped for 42 years prior to 1830. A large educational academy was also built here. Elmore Electric has quite a few pictures from Dover’s earlier days. Stop in and see what this town has been home to in the past.