Dover Township, Fulton County, Ohio Ottokee is drained by Turkeyfoot Creek. All of the water in Dover Township makes its way to the Maumee River which flows to Lake Erie. Statewide, other Dover Townships within Ohio are located in Athens, Tuscarawas, and Union counties. Dover is a name often used in the New World, taken from the Old World location of Dover, England, a port in Kent, England, famous for its White Cliffs. First recorded in its Latinised form of "Portus Dubris", the name derives from the Brythonic word for waters ("dwfr" in Middle Welsh). The same element is present in the towns French (Douvres)
Port Royal Island that is used to this day for nearby St. Helena Island. Later, during the English colonization of Carolina, the English adopted the name Port Royal for the sound and for the island itself once their colonization efforts began, with the establishment of Charles Town in 1670. In 1779 the Battle of Beaufort was fought on the island between American and British forces, resulting in an American victory. In 1861, the Battle of Port Royal was fought between Union and Confederate forces, resulting in a Union victory and the occupation of Beaufort for the remainder of the Civil War. Historically, the