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*Attached article, ''Andover Townsman'', November 2, 2000 | *Attached article, ''Andover Townsman'', November 2, 2000 | ||
[[Image:Elmsquare.jpg|thumb||left| “Elm Square Part of the Problem" | [[Image:Elmsquare.jpg|thumb||left| “Elm Square Part of the Problem" | ||
''Andover Townsman'', November 2, 2000.....click to enlarge ]]<br style="clear:both;" /> | ''Andover Townsman'', November 2, 2000.....click to enlarge ]] | ||
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*Attached article "Andover, Townsman" December 5, 1919 by Charlotte Abbott | *Attached article "Andover, Townsman" December 5, 1919 by Charlotte Abbott | ||
[[Image:elmpage1.jpg|thumb||left| “Centenennial Elm Removed,'' | [[Image:elmpage1.jpg|thumb||left| “Centenennial Elm Removed,'' | ||
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[[Image:elmpage7.jpg|thumb||left| “Centennial Elm Removed,'' | [[Image:elmpage7.jpg|thumb||left| “Centennial Elm Removed,'' | ||
''Andover Townsman'', December 5, 1919, page 7.....click to enlarge ]] | ''Andover Townsman'', December 5, 1919, page 7.....click to enlarge ]] | ||
Revision as of 17:18, 13 July 2006
Elm Square was named after the Centennial Elm in it's center. There are seven approaches to the intersection and until 1934 a trolley ran through the intersection. The tree was removed in 1919 because it was determined to be a traffic hazard.
See
- Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996 by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), pages 10 and 134.
- Attached article, Andover Townsman, November 2, 2000
- Attached article "Andover, Townsman" December 5, 1919 by Charlotte Abbott
