The Dover Blacksmith Shop 2003

On May 17, 2003, we started to dismantle the shop. By 10a.m. the metal roof had been removed and put into the dumpster. By 4p.m. the building was down and the wood we needed to rebuild was put into storage. All the doors, windows and glass panes were saved for future preservation. It then started to rain.

May 27 was a clean up day for wood not going to be used in the re-build. We started at 3:30p.m. and worked between the rain showers till 5:30p.m.

On May 30 we started at 3:30p.m. for the final clean up and were done by 4:30p.m. Again we filled the roll off container with debris from the dismantle.

On June 2, 2003, the Dover Borough Council voted that the Blacksmith Shop would be rebuilt at the Alda Ketterman Park on Butter Road in the Borough.

May 17th 2003 Work Day Photos

The Greater Dover Historical Society wishes to thank the following list of volunteers and companies who made this project possible.

1. Mrs. Darlene Kann for donating the building to the Society.
2. Attorney Rob Krug for preparing the legal papers.
3. Floyd Swope Salvage for the roll off container.
4. Michael Barshinger, Builder and Developer, for allowing us to use his barn to store the dismantled building.
5. Ken Brown, Chris Brown and Kevin Horner as advisors and main persons dismantling the building.
6. Russ Geesey, and Jonathan Hess, Dover Borough employees, who helped in the dismantle and storage of the building.
7. Lexi Slothower, Emily Deardorff and Nate Martin, students at Dover High School, who de-nailed and help dismantle.
8. The members of the Society who participated in reaching our goal, Ron Botterbusch and wife Norma; our Secretary Susan Forrey and husband Robert; Kay Stitley, our Vice President; Maddie Shermeyer, our Director and husband Harry; Lisa, Bob and Chad Byerts; Sharon Kemper.