Quick Summary:
- Andover is situated on the outskirts of Boston.
- It was settled in 1642.
- Early settlers were attracted to the area by being given a tax exemption for three years.
- Andover split from what is now North Andover when parishioners insisted it was too far to go to church in the north and established their own.
- Andover is close to Salem and became embroiled in the witch trials of the late 17th century.
- In the 20th century, the American Woolen Company established a model industrial village in Andover, which included 200 houses.
- These houses were sold when the company closed and are now residences and business premises.
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