Underground Railroad

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There were several stops on Underground Railroad in Andover.

A brief history of the Underground Railroad from The Underground Railroad in Massachusetts by William H. Seibert (1936):

...Underground Railroad by Seibert, p.1 of 3.... click to enlarge


...Underground Railroad by Seibert, p.2 of 3.... click to enlarge


...Underground Railroad by Seibert, p.3 of 3.... click to enlarge


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...Underground Railroad stopped here.... click to enlarge


Andover Homes:

  • William Jenkins – 8 Douglass St (formerly Jenkins Road)


...William Jenkins House.... click to enlarge


    • "The William Jenkins House," The Townswoman's Andover by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), p. 20
    • "Andover’s Home was but one Stop on the Underground Railroad," Andover Townsman 10/26/2000 (This article is found in the Andover Vertical File under Underground Railroad)
    • “Andover:Symbol of New England” by Claude Fuess, (974.45 Fuess), p. 314
    • "Jenkins House Station for Escaping Slaves," Andover Townsman, March 22, 1956 (This Article can be found in the Jenkins Family File)
  • Holt Cogswell House – 373 South Main St.
  • Mark Newman House – 210 Main St. on the Phillips Academy Campus
  • Stowe House – 80 Bartlett St.
  • William Poor and Sons Wagon Factory - 66 Poor St.
    • William Poor and his sons built carriages with false bottoms for transporting slaves to freedom.
  • Free Christian Church – 31 Elm St. This church was formed by John Smith and other Andover residents who did not think that other churches were making a strong stand against slavery.


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