July 31, 1837 – William Quantrill is born in Dover. He moved to Missouri and led the massacre of 200 men and boys in the Civil War pillage of Lawrence, Kansas. The raid came after a makeshift jail collapsed and killed sisters and wives of Rebels. Quantrill’s remains were dug up by a friend and taken to Dover. His skull ended up at a Kent State University fraternity. A wax replica is now in a fridge near the J.E. Reeves museum in Dover.
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