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Revision as of 11:49, 30 November 2011
The William Jenkins House, located at 8 Douglass Street (formerly Jenkins Road), was built 10 years before the Revolution by William's grandfather, Samuel Jenkins. It was a stop on the "Underground Railroad."
See
- "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 Underground Railroad," Andover Townsman, 10/26/2000.
- “Andover: Symbol of New England” by Claude Fuess, (974.45 Fuess), p. 314.
- "Jenkins House Station for Escaping Slaves," Andover Townsman, March 22, 1956.
