Orchard Street Gatehouse Historical Association
Dover, NJ
About Us
The Orchard Street Gatehouse Historical Association was formed in 2019 with the goal of assisting the Dover Cemetery Association in the preservation and restoration of the Orchard Street Cemetery. Our goal is to gain historic recognition of the Gatehouse as well as the cemetery itself. The Orchard Street Gatehouse Historical Association works in conjunction with the Dover Cemetery Association, the organization which has run the Orchard Street Cemetery since 1854. When the cemetery was founded in 1851, Dover was still a part of Randolph as were Mine Hill and Port Oram (Wharton).
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The Cemetery is the final resting place of more than 3500 men, women, and children from the greater Dover area, primarily Dover, Randolph, Wharton, and Rockaway. There are over 125 veterans from the War of 1812, the Civil War, The Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and Vietnam as well as well as peacetime veterans. There are many of the founders of Dover, Wharton, and Rockaway, civic and industrial leaders, and ordinary citizens of the area. Unfortunately, many burial records have been lost through the passage of time, fire, etc. so a full accounting of the burials will most likely never be realized as many people were buried without a stone memorial through choice or economic reasons.
Sponsors, Benefactors, and Corporate Members for 2026
Sponsor Members:
Will and Rosemary Gates
Rich and JoAnn Riley
Reese and Sarah Riley
Benefactors:
The VanOrden Family Trust
Corporate:
Peter Rogers
R. Keith Titus
Paul and Barbara Wood
