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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.
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Andover Homes:
A brief history of the Underground Railroad from The Underground Railroad in Massachusetts by William H. Seibert (1936):
*William Jenkins – 8 Douglass St (formerly Jenkins Road)  
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**"The William Jenkins House,"  [http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=11389I5VR6171.20174&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=33&source=%7E%21horizon&index=.ET&term=townswoman%27s+andover&aspect=subtab783&x=2&y=8#focus ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), p. 20
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**"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)
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**[http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1169P2029LD12.6746&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=&term=&index=.GW&aspect=subtab783&term=&index=.AW&term=andover+symbol+of+new+england&index=.ET&term=&index=.SW&x=0&y=0#focus “Andover:Symbol of New England”] by Claude Fuess, (974.45 Fuess), p. 314
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*Holt Cogswell House – 373 South Main St.
[[Image:Underground 3.jpg|thumb|...''Underground Railroad by Seibert, p.3 of 3''.... click to enlarge|left]]
*Mark Newman House – 210 Main St. on the Phillips Academy Campus
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*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.
Andover Homes involved with the Underground Railroad:
*Free Christian Church – 31 Elm St.  
*William Jenkins – 8 Douglass Street (formerly Jenkins Road)  
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*Holt Cogswell House – 373 South Main Street
*Mark Newman House – 210 Main Street on the Phillips Academy Campus  
*Stowe House – 80 Bartlett Street - 1852-1862
*William Poor and Sons Wagon Factory - 66 Poor Street.  William Poor and his sons built carriages with false bottoms for transporting slaves to freedom.
*Free Christian Church – 31 Elm Street. 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.
* Reverend Ralph Waldo Emerson's House - 210 Main Street - From 1829-1853
* West Parish Church, Reservation Road and Lowell Street - Meeting place of the West Parish Anti-Slavery Society.
 
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Andover Verticle File -  Underground Railroad contains many newspaper articles and other materials written about the role of Andover in rescuing slaves in the 1800s.
 
*[http://www.nps.gov/archive/sama/indepth/pdfs/ugrr4.pdf "Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad in the Essex Natural Heritage Area," ],published by the National Parks Service  
See
*"Jenkins House Station for Escaping Slaves," ''Andover Townsman'', March 22, 1956.
*"Antislavery Movement was Active in Andover," ''Andover Townsman'', June 27, 1996, p.20
*"Underground Railroad stopped here," ''Eagle Tribune'', February 20, 1998, p. 15.
* "Underground Railroad Ran Through Andover", ''Andover Historical Society Newsletter'', Summer 2000, page 1.
*"Andover’s Home was but one Stop on the Underground Railroad," ''Andover Townsman'', October 26, 2000.
*"Historian: Not Everyone in Andover Backed Abolition of Slavery Before the Civil War", Townsman, July 17, 2003, p. 11, 12.
 
 
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=keyword&tp=keyword&t=andover%20symbol%20of%20new%20england%20fuess&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=&av= “Andover:Symbol of New England”] by Claude Fuess, (974.45 Fuess), p. 314.
*"The William Jenkins House,"  [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= ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), p. 20.
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=keyword&tp=keyword&t=west%20of%20shawsheen&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=&av= West of Shawsheen] by Eleanor Campbell, Andover Room 974.45 Cam, Chapter III "A Time of Sorrow", pages 21 to 31. 
*[http://www.nps.gov/sama/historyculture/upload/UGRRsm.pdf Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad in the Essex Natural Heritage Area,] ,published by the National Parks Service.
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=658286&t=andover%20underground%20railroad&tp=keyword&l=5&d=0&hc=2&rt=keyword The Anti-Slavery Movement and the Underground Railroad in Andover & Greater Lawrence, Massaschusetts] the Greater Lawrence Underground Railroad Committee. Andover Room R 974.45 Gre (pamphlet box 6).
 


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Latest revision as of 14:59, 3 March 2016

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



Andover Homes involved with the Underground Railroad:

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


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


  • Holt Cogswell House – 373 South Main Street
  • Mark Newman House – 210 Main Street on the Phillips Academy Campus
  • Stowe House – 80 Bartlett Street - 1852-1862
  • William Poor and Sons Wagon Factory - 66 Poor Street. William Poor and his sons built carriages with false bottoms for transporting slaves to freedom.
  • Free Christian Church – 31 Elm Street. 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.
  • Reverend Ralph Waldo Emerson's House - 210 Main Street - From 1829-1853
  • West Parish Church, Reservation Road and Lowell Street - Meeting place of the West Parish Anti-Slavery Society.


See

  • "Jenkins House Station for Escaping Slaves," Andover Townsman, March 22, 1956.
  • "Antislavery Movement was Active in Andover," Andover Townsman, June 27, 1996, p.20
  • "Underground Railroad stopped here," Eagle Tribune, February 20, 1998, p. 15.
  • "Underground Railroad Ran Through Andover", Andover Historical Society Newsletter, Summer 2000, page 1.
  • "Andover’s Home was but one Stop on the Underground Railroad," Andover Townsman, October 26, 2000.
  • "Historian: Not Everyone in Andover Backed Abolition of Slavery Before the Civil War", Townsman, July 17, 2003, p. 11, 12.




--Eleanor 16:06, January 16, 2008 (EST)
--Leslie 17:41, July 18, 2012 (EDT)
--Kim 14:53, July 28, 2014 (EDT)

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