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*Holt Cogswell House – 373 South Main St. | *Holt Cogswell House – 373 South Main St. | ||
*Mark Newman House – 210 Main St. on the Phillips Academy Campus | *Mark Newman House – 210 Main St. on the Phillips Academy Campus | ||
*Stowe House – 80 Bartlett St | *Stowe House – 80 Bartlett St. | ||
*William Poor and Sons Wagon Factory - 66 Poor 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. | **William Poor and his sons built carriages with false bottoms for transporting slaves to freedom. | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 16 January 2008
The Underground Railroad had several stops in the homes of Andover, as many in the community were dedicated to the anti-slavery movement.
Andover Homes:
- William Jenkins – 8 Douglass St (formerly Jenkins Road)
- "The William Jenkins House," The Townswoman's Andover by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), p. 20
- "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)
- “Andover:Symbol of New England” by Claude Fuess, (974.45 Fuess), p. 314
- Holt Cogswell House – 373 South Main St.
- Mark Newman House – 210 Main St. on the Phillips Academy Campus
- 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.
- Free Christian Church – 31 Elm St.
--Eleanor 16:06, January 16, 2008 (EST)
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