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Construction | Construction of 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 line was extended through New Hampshire during the 1840's to the Maine border under the name of the Boston & Maine Railroad. After the line was connected to Boston in 1846, people used the railroad for day trips to and from Boston in the summer. | ||
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*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=336901&t=rail%20lines%20of%20southern%20new%20england&tp=keyword&l=5&d=0&hc=1&rt=keyword Rail Lines of Southern New England] by Ronald Karr. 1995 (Andover Room R 385 Kar) | *''Andover Townsman'', July 11, 1902, page 6. | ||
* [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=173321&t=papers%20pamphlets%20and%20reports&tp=title&l=5&d=1&f=at&hc=1&rt=title | *"Commencement of the B&M Railroad," ''Andover Townsman'', July 17, 1914. | ||
''Papers, Pamphlets, and Reports Pertaining to the Boston and Maine, and Maine Central Railroads''...] by George T. Clark, (Andover Room R 385 Cla) | *"The Old Railroad," ''Andover Townsman'', December 11, 1914 (includes the route of the railroad through Andover). | ||
* [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=266287&t=Townswoman's&tp=title&l=5&d=1&f=at&hc=1&rt=title''The Townswoman's Andover,''] by Bessie Goldsmith , pages | *"In 1835, first train to Andover cheered wildly," ''Andover Townsman'', November 8, 2012, page 10. | ||
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=487303&t=andover%20a%20century%20of%20change&tp=title&l=5&d=1&f=at&hc=1&rt=title ''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, page 203 (974.45 Ric). | |||
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=author&tp=author&t=Robert%20Miller%20Neal&ft=&l=5&d=0&f=at&av= ''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. However, there are several available in the consortium.) | |||
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=754802&t=history%20of%20essex%20county&tp=title&l=5&d=1&f=at&hc=21&rt=title ''History of Essex County, vol. 1''], (Andover Room R 974.45 Vol. 1). | |||
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=336901&t=rail%20lines%20of%20southern%20new%20england&tp=keyword&l=5&d=0&hc=1&rt=keyword Rail Lines of Southern New England] by Ronald Karr. 1995 (Andover Room R 385 Kar). | |||
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=173321&t=papers%20pamphlets%20and%20reports&tp=title&l=5&d=1&f=at&hc=1&rt=title | |||
''Papers, Pamphlets, and Reports Pertaining to the Boston and Maine, and Maine Central Railroads''...] by George T. Clark, (Andover Room R 385 Cla). | |||
* [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=266287&t=Townswoman's&tp=title&l=5&d=1&f=at&hc=1&rt=title''The Townswoman's Andover,''] by Bessie Goldsmith, pages 9 - 11 (974.45 Gol). | |||
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--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 16:31, May 15, 2006 (EDT)--[[User:Leslie|Leslie]] 10:14, June 4, 2012 (EDT) | --[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 16:31, May 15, 2006 (EDT)<br> | ||
--[[User:Leslie|Leslie]] 10:14, June 4, 2012 (EDT) | |||
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Revision as of 12:54, 11 December 2012
Construction of 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 line was extended through New Hampshire during the 1840's to the Maine border under the name of the Boston & Maine Railroad. After the line was connected to Boston in 1846, people used the railroad for day trips to and from Boston in the summer.
See
- Andover Townsman, July 11, 1902, page 6.
- "Commencement of the B&M Railroad," Andover Townsman, July 17, 1914.
- "The Old Railroad," Andover Townsman, December 11, 1914 (includes the route of the railroad through Andover).
- "In 1835, first train to Andover cheered wildly," Andover Townsman, November 8, 2012, page 10.
- Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996 by Eleanor Motley Richardson, page 203 (974.45 Ric).
- 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. However, there are several available in the consortium.)
- History of Essex County, vol. 1, (Andover Room R 974.45 Vol. 1).
- Rail Lines of Southern New England by Ronald Karr. 1995 (Andover Room R 385 Kar).
- [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=173321&t=papers%20pamphlets%20and%20reports&tp=title&l=5&d=1&f=at&hc=1&rt=title
Papers, Pamphlets, and Reports Pertaining to the Boston and Maine, and Maine Central Railroads...] by George T. Clark, (Andover Room R 385 Cla).
- The Townswoman's Andover, by Bessie Goldsmith, pages 9 - 11 (974.45 Gol).
--Eleanor 16:31, May 15, 2006 (EDT)
--Leslie 10:14, June 4, 2012 (EDT)
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