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Research Highlights

Summary:
Maps, photos, and timeline for the Andover-Wilmington Railroad compiled compiled by a History Center member.

Andover-Wilmington Railroad

​​Explore a variety of research projects, reports, articles, and more
Summary:
In 1941, the towns of Andover and North Andover raised  $4,214.50 for Andover, England, to support their Spitfire Fund.

Johnnie Spitfire: The Andoverian

Summary:
Looking into local legends, along with resources for researching the Underground Railroad.

Researching Andover & the Underground Railroad

Summary: Frozen Charlotte Poem
Read the complete poem by Elizabeth Oakes Smith,  A Corpse Going to the Ball, published in The Rover on December 28, 1843,

What's It Wednesday - Frozen Charlotte

Alfred Hawksworth: Treatise on Wool

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