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*"A tale of two Pearsons", ''Eagle Tribune'', August 10, 2006, page 1. | *"A tale of two Pearsons", ''Eagle Tribune'', August 10, 2006, page 1. | ||
*"What's in a name? The history of a street," ''Andover Townsman'', August 17, 2006. | |||
*"Town picks up three pieces of Pearson Street land," ''Eagle Tribune'', April 25, 2007, p. 3. | *"Town picks up three pieces of Pearson Street land," ''Eagle Tribune'', April 25, 2007, p. 3. | ||
*"Andover voters asked to approve historic home," ''Eagle Tribune'', October 2, 2009. | *"Andover voters asked to approve historic home," ''Eagle Tribune'', October 2, 2009. | ||
Revision as of 11:10, 6 December 2013
Pearson Street is named after Eliphalet Pearson (1752 - 1826). Pearson graduated from Harvard College in 1773. He co-founded Phillips Academy in 1778. Pearson also ran a Stevens Street Mill that supplied George Washington's troops with gunpowder. Later in life, Pearson served as acting principal of Harvard College and formed the Andover Theological Seminary.
See
- "A tale of two Pearsons", Eagle Tribune, August 10, 2006, page 1.
- "What's in a name? The history of a street," Andover Townsman, August 17, 2006.
- "Town picks up three pieces of Pearson Street land," Eagle Tribune, April 25, 2007, p. 3.
- "Andover voters asked to approve historic home," Eagle Tribune, October 2, 2009.
- "Historic home to make way for parking", Andover Townsman, July 15, 2010.
--Eleanor 15:44, June 6, 2007 (EDT)
--Kim 12:56, March 6, 2012 (EST)
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