Dover is on Hwy 320. It is approx 26 km north east of Gambo. The exit for 320 is 47 km east of Gander.
The community of Dover is notable for a number of neat features. Calling itself “The Town with a Fault”, “The Dover Fault is a regional geological structure that forms the boundary of rocks that were once part of North Africa and/or Europe with rocks that formed the Appalachian Mountains, after the continental collision. In Newfoundland, the remnants of Africa and/or Europe occur east of the Dover Fault (the Avalon Zone) and the Appalachian rocks occur immediately west of the fault (the Gander Zone). The fault itself has a 200 to 500 metre width, and it extends from Dover on the island’s northeast coast to Hermitage Bay on the south coast.” Quote from Town of Dover website.
November 18, 1929, Dover experienced an earthquake. it was caused by a shift along the fault line that runs through Dover. The resulting tsunami devastated the southeast coast of Newfoundland. Dozens of communities were wiped out and 28 people died.
In 1942 Dover was the site of an airplane crash. A piece of the fuselage is on the trail behind the town hall.
The Dover Fault Lookout and Interpretation Centre are on the main street as you come into town. The Interpretation Centre shares the town hall building. The trail is behind the building. It takes you to a lookout overseeing the town, surrounding islands and the fault itself.
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