Andover, New Hampshire
| Andover | |||
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 Potter Place Railroad station |
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| Location in New Hampshire | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1779 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Hampshire | ||
| County : | Merrimack County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 26 ′ N , 71 ° 49 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,109 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 52.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 41.3 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of which 40.5 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 198 m | ||
| Postal code : | 03216 | ||
| Area code : | +1 603 | ||
| FIPS : | 33-01460 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0873532 | ||
Andover is a town in Merrimack County , New Hampshire in the United States .
history
The first settlers came in 1715. The original name was "New Breton", named after the island of Cape Breton Island and its battles between France and Canada . This was then renamed Andover when the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts was finished.
In 1822, Andover got a university, which closed six years later and reopened in 1848, reorganized. In 1874 the Northern Railroad Company built the Potter Place Railroad Station, which is now on the Historic Place Directory and is a history museum.
Personalities
- Nahum J. Bachelder (1854–1934), politician and Governor of New Hampshire
- Dean Barker , journalist and author
Name variants
The city has a few different names:
- Brownstown
- Emerytown
- New Breton
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.andoverhistory.org/
- ↑ http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/Dean_Barker ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b The American Guide Series, Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration. A state by state guide series published by various publishers, in the late 1930's and 1940's. Each book studies and describes each state's history, natural endowments, and special interests. Use code US-T125 / Name / YYYY / p #. New Hampshire / p452
- ^ Hunt, Elmer Munson. New Hampshire Town Names and Whence They Came. Peterborough, New Hampshire: Noone House, 1970. p4
Web links
Commons : Andover, New Hampshire - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
