Andover - Town Seal: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:42, 13 July 2007

The original town seal included just text: the town name, state, and date of incorporation.
In 1995 John E. Whiting, a local jewler, designed a souvenir porcelin pin depicting the sale of the land from the Indians.
- When Andover celebrated it's 250th anniversary in 1896, Indian Chief Cutshumache, with a coat draped over his arm, holds a bag containing 6 English pounds. A banner was also commissioned using the same picture.
- The design was adopted at the annual Town Meeting on March, 5, 1900.
For the Town's 350th anniversary, the Town requisitioned a painting of the seal for the selectman's meeting Room. Kristoffel Meulen, then a high school senior, was chosen.

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-The original town seal included just text: the town name, state, and date of incorporation.  When Andover celebrated it's 250th anniversary in 1896, John E. Whiting, a local jewler, designed a souvenir porcelin pin with the Indian Chief Cutshumache holding a bag containing 6 L.  He had a coat draped over his hand.
+*The original town seal included just text: the town name, state, and date of incorporation.
+* In 1995 John E. Whiting, a local jewler, designed a souvenir porcelin pin depicting the sale of the land from the Indians.
+**When Andover celebrated it's 250th anniversary in 1896, Indian Chief Cutshumache, with a coat draped over his arm, holds a bag containing 6 English pounds.  A banner was also commissioned using the same picture.
+** The design was adopted at the annual Town Meeting on March, 5, 1900.
+* For the Town's 350th anniversary, the Town requisitioned a painting of the seal for the selectman's meeting Room.  Kristoffel Meulen, then a high school senior, was chosen.
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