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* [[Andover Almshouse]] | * [[Andover Almshouse]] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=5032&t=american%20presidential%20families&tp=keyword&d=0&hc=34&rt=keyword ''American Presidential Families''] by Hugh Brogan and Charles Mosley, R 973.0992 Ame, page 418. | ||
* Andover Vertical File - Andover Transportation | * Andover Vertical File - Andover Transportation | ||
* "150 Years Ago, President's Son Killed by a Train in Andover." ''Andover Townsman'', January 2, 2003 page 1 and page 5. | * "150 Years Ago, President's Son Killed by a Train in Andover." ''Andover Townsman'', January 2, 2003 page 1 and page 5. | ||
Revision as of 14:58, 4 October 2011
Franklin Pierce visited the Central Street Andover home of his sister-in-law frequently. On January, 6, 1853 Pierce and his family left the home and boarded a train in Shawsheen Village Station for Concord, New Hampshire. The President-elect planned to remain in Concord until his inauguration as the fourteenth president. The train had not traveled far when it toppled down a hill. The current location of the accident is between Argyle and Arundel Street. Pierce's son Benjamin was killed in the accident.
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- Andover Almshouse
- American Presidential Families by Hugh Brogan and Charles Mosley, R 973.0992 Ame, page 418.
- Andover Vertical File - Andover Transportation
- "150 Years Ago, President's Son Killed by a Train in Andover." Andover Townsman, January 2, 2003 page 1 and page 5.
--Eleanor 17:21, June 13, 2007 (EST)
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