Established by William Penn in 1683, Dover is one of Delaware's most historic cities and The Green — laid out in 1717 according to Penn's specifications — is the historic heart of that city and a component of both the First State National Historical Park and the First State Heritage Park.
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Dover was most famously the home of Caesar Rodney, the popular wartime leader of Delaware during the American Revolution. He is known to have been buried outside Dover, but the precise location of his grave is unknown.