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The Essex Turnpike, popularly known as the Andover Turnpike, ran from the New Hampshire boarder through Haverhill and then through Andover. After passing through Danvers it ended in Salem, the county seat. (early 1800's)
Bessie Goldsmith notes a stagecoach route through Andover in 1776. There was not a regular stagecoach route through Andover until the early 1800's with the building of the the Essex Turnpike, popularly known as the Andover Turnpike. It began at the New Hampshire border and proceeded through Haverhill, Andover, and Danvers. The end of the line was Salem, the county seat.  
 
 
 
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*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=103693&t=historical%20sketches%20of%20andover&tp=title&d=0&hc=7&rt=title ''Historical Sketches of Andover''] by Sarah Loring Bailey, (974.45 Bai), page 405
 
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=story%20of%20essex%20county&ft=&l=1&d=0&f= Story of Essex County] by Fuess, Claude M Andover Room 974.45 Fue, volume 1, pages 461 and 463.
 
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=townswoman%27s%20andover&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=&av= ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), page 56 page 79
 
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=615649&t=turnpikes%20of%20new%20england&tp=keyword&l=5&d=0&hc=5&rt=keyword The Turnpikes of New Endland] by Wood, Frederic. Andover Room R 388.1 Woo, pages 128-130.
 


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Latest revision as of 15:50, 14 December 2011

Bessie Goldsmith notes a stagecoach route through Andover in 1776. There was not a regular stagecoach route through Andover until the early 1800's with the building of the the Essex Turnpike, popularly known as the Andover Turnpike. It began at the New Hampshire border and proceeded through Haverhill, Andover, and Danvers. The end of the line was Salem, the county seat.


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