The Kent County Administrative Complex is located at 555 Bay Road, Dover DE 19901; phone: 302‑744‑2300.
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Kent County was created in 1683 to succeed the English settlement which was begun ca. 1670 along the St. Jones River. William Penn established Dover to serve as a county seat, modeling a plan of broad avenues and parks, similar to his plan for Philadelphia.
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