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*[http:// | *[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=Andover%20a%20Century%20of%20Change&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=&av= ''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, pages 10 and 134 (974.45 Ric). | ||
* "The Elm House" in [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=andover%20what%20it%20was&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=&av= Andover, What It Was, What It Is. : 300th Anniversary, May 30 - June 2, 1946], (974.45 And). | |||
*Attached article, "Elm Square Part of the Problem," ''Andover Townsman'', November 2, 2000 | *[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=elm%20square&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=&av= ''Elm Square: the photographs of Richard Graber, 1962-1969/with an introduction by Howard Yezerski, text by Richard Graber, and recollections of the people of the Town of Andover''] by Richard Graber (Andover Room R 974.45 Gra). | ||
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[[Image:Elm House.jpg|thumb|...''Elm House''.... click to enlarge|left]] | |||
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*Attached article, "Elm Square Part of the Problem," ''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 ]] | ''Andover Townsman'', November 2, 2000.....click to enlarge ]] | ||
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*Attached article, "Centennial Elm Removed," ''Andover, Townsman'' December 5, 1919 | *Attached article, "Centennial Elm Removed," by Charlotte Abbott ''Andover, Townsman'' December 5, 1919. [[Image:elmpage1.jpg|thumb||left| “Centenennial Elm Removed,'' | ||
[[Image:elmpage1.jpg|thumb||left| “Centenennial Elm Removed,'' | |||
''Andover Townsman'', December 5, 1919, page 1.....click to enlarge ]] | ''Andover Townsman'', December 5, 1919, page 1.....click to enlarge ]] | ||
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''Andover Townsman'', December 5, 1919, page 7.....click to enlarge ]] | ''Andover Townsman'', December 5, 1919, page 7.....click to enlarge ]] | ||
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This photo is from the ''Townsman'', August 21, 2003 "Past and Present" | |||
[[Image:elm3.jpg|thumb|...Elm Square before the tree before it was removed.... click to enlarge|left]] | [[Image:elm3.jpg|thumb|...Elm Square before the tree before it was removed.... click to enlarge|left]] | ||
[[Image:Musgrove_Building,_1894.jpg|thumb|...''The Musgrove Building, Elm Square, circa 1894''.... click to enlarge|left]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:17, 7 January 2016
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.
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- Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996 by Eleanor Motley Richardson, pages 10 and 134 (974.45 Ric).
- "The Elm House" in Andover, What It Was, What It Is. : 300th Anniversary, May 30 - June 2, 1946, (974.45 And).
- Elm Square: the photographs of Richard Graber, 1962-1969/with an introduction by Howard Yezerski, text by Richard Graber, and recollections of the people of the Town of Andover by Richard Graber (Andover Room R 974.45 Gra).
- Attached article, "Elm Square Part of the Problem," Andover Townsman, November 2, 2000.
- Attached article, "Centennial Elm Removed," by Charlotte Abbott Andover, Townsman December 5, 1919.
This photo is from the Townsman, August 21, 2003 "Past and Present"
