Boston & Maine Railroad

Construction on a railroad to connect Andover to Wilmington began in 1835. The line was opened on August 8, 1836. In 1834 Haverhill requested and obtained authority to extend the line to Central Village in Haverhill. The legislature of New Hampshire extended the road during the 1840's to the Maine border under the name of the Boston & Maine Railroad. The line was connected to Boston in 1846.

People used the railroad for day trips from Boston in the summer.

Gardens and trees were planted on the Boston & Maine grounds in 1902.

See

• Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996 by Eleanor Motley Richardson, page 203 (974.45 Ric) *"Commencement of the B&M Railroad," Andover Townsman, July 17, 1914
• Andover Townsman, July 11, 1902, page 6
• High Green and the Bark Peelers: Story of Engineman Henry A Beaulieu and his Boston and Maine Railroad, by Robert Miller Neal. (Andover does not own a copy of this title; there are several available in the consortium)
• History of Essex County, vol. 1, Andover Room R 974.45 Vol.
• "The Old Railroad," Andover Townsman, December 11, 1914
• Papers, Pamphlets, and Reports Pertaining to the Boston and Maine, and Maine Central Railroads... by George T. Clark, Andover Room R 385 Cla
• Steelways of New England, by Alvin F. Harlow (Andover does not a copy; There are several available in the Consortium.)
• The Townswoman's Andover, by Bessie Goldsmith , pages 9 - 11 (974.45 Gol).
• Andover Vertical File - Transportation

--Eleanor 16:31, May 15, 2006 (EDT)

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