Help sought to fund repairs at historic Dover church
Ron Bricker and Joe Gibbs hold a binder that details some of the church history as well as a poster highlighting a few of the historic photos of the Dover Community Church. Once planned as summer home of a Bonner County mill owner, the building was converted into a church after being floated upriver from Laclede to Dover.
(Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER)
A photo of the A.C. White mill in Laclede before it was destroyed in an August 1922 fire.
A photo of one of an estimated 50-plus buildings barged from Laclede to Dover by A.C. White after his Laclede mill burned down in August 1922.
A photo of one of the first community picnics held at the historic Dover church.
A photo of the Dover Community Church as it looks today. Church officials are working to replace some of the cedar bark siding and are hoping someone in the community can help them with the project.
It's been almost 100 years since Dover Community Church was floated upriver from Laclede.
Now the former summer cottage that found religion is showing signs of age...
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