North Andover, Massachusetts

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North Andover
Brooks School
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Basic data
Foundation : 1644 (inc. 1855)
State : United States
State : Massachusetts
County : Essex County
Coordinates : 42 ° 42 ′  N , 71 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 42 ′  N , 71 ° 8 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 28,352 (as of 2010)
Population density : 416.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 71.9 km 2  (approx. 28 mi 2 ) of
which 68.1 km 2  (approx. 26 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 23 m
Postal code : 01845
Area code : +1 978
FIPS : 25-46365
GNIS ID : 0618306
Website : www.townofnorthandover.com
Mayor : Mark DiSalvo
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North Andover is a small town ( Town ) in Essex County in Massachusetts , United States .

Division of the town

Around 1705, the population of Andover began to expand southwards, so the idea of ​​building a new meeting house at the southern end of the city came up. This intention met with resistance from the residents of northern Andover. The dispute was settled in 1709 when the Great and General Court divided Andover into two parishs , a northern and a southern. Politically, however, Andover remained a unit.

For many years, Andover was the largest geographical town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In 1826 a third parish was established and West Parish Church was established on Reservation Road. In 1854 it was decided to split the town into two politically independent units. The boundaries ran along the former parishes, with the name Andover being adopted by the more populous and affluent Parishs to the west and south, and the northern Parish being named North Andover.

traffic

North Andover is adjacent to Interstate 495 on the Salem – North Andover and Wilmington – Agamenticus lines of the Boston and Maine Railroad , as well as on the Bay Circuit Trail .

Culture

Among the places of great interest in North Andover include:

  • The Harold Parker State Forest , an approximately 12 km² state-owned mixed forest that is accessed by a dense network of dirt roads and trails and offers numerous opportunities for active recreation.
  • In the Museum of Printing the history of printing and the development of the technology of reproduction before the introduction of photocopiers are presented.
  • The North Andover Historical Society , founded in 1913, focuses on the representation of everyday life in North Andover between 1700 and 1850, the exhibitions are in Parson Barnard House (1715) and Johnson Cottage (1789).
  • Stevens-Coolidge Place , which emerged from Ashdale Farm, was the summer home of diplomat John Gardner Coolidge and his wife Helen Stevens Coolidge; In addition to the various gardens, the collections of Asian and European art and American furniture are also of interest.
  • The Ward Reservation is dedicated to the preservation of New England's agricultural traditions by protecting around 40 parcels of former farm and pasture land and the historic stone walls that border them, some 27 kilometers in length.
  • Weir Hill is a double drumlin on Lake Cochichewick; from its ridge, opened up by about 6 kilometers of hiking trails, there are beautiful views of Stevens Pond and the valley of the Merrimack River.
  • At Brooks School , many of the notable people graduated from North Andovers.
  • The Merrimack College ice hockey team plays in the Hockey East Association .
  • The rock band Rev Theory hails from North Andover.

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Town of North Andover in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed May 18, 2014
  2. ^ Sarah Loring Bailey: Historical Sketches of Andover ( English ) 1880.

Web links

Commons : North Andover, Massachusetts  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files