Underground Railroad

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The Underground Railroad had several stops in the homes of Andover, as many in the community were dedicated to the anti-slavery movement.

Andover Homes:

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

"Andover’s Home was but one Stop on the Undergroud Railroad," Andover Townsman 10/26/2000 (This article is found in the Andover Vertical File under Underground Railroad)

  • 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.



--Eleanor 16:06, January 16, 2008 (EST)

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