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Because many in the community were dedicated to the anti-slavery movement the Underground Railroad had several stops in the homes of Andover. <br><br>
*2 Andover musicians, bassist Mike Nuzzolo and drummer Greg Rickenbacker joined with Terence "Tito" Heally from Wilmington to form the band One Step Away. They were about 14 years old.  
Andover Homes:
*William Jenkins – 8 Douglass St (formerly Jenkins Road)
**"The William Jenkins House,"  [http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=11389I5VR6171.20174&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=33&source=%7E%21horizon&index=.ET&term=townswoman%27s+andover&aspect=subtab783&x=2&y=8#focus ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), p. 20
**"Andover’s Home was but one Stop on the Undergroud Railroad," Andover Townsman 10/26/2000 (This article is found in the Andover Vertical File under Underground Railroad)
**[http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1169P2029LD12.6746&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=&term=&index=.GW&aspect=subtab783&term=&index=.AW&term=andover+symbol+of+new+england&index=.ET&term=&index=.SW&x=0&y=0#focus “Andover:Symbol of New England”] by Claude Fuess, (974.45 Fuess), p. 314
**"Jenkins House Station for Escaping Slaves," Andvoer Townsman, March 22, 1956 (This Article can be found in the Jenkins Family File
*Holt Cogswell House – 373 South Main St.
*Mark Newman House – 210 Main St. on the Phillips Academy Campus
*Stowe House – 80 Bartlett St.
*William Poor and Sons Wagon Factory - 66 Poor St. 
**William Poor and his sons built carriages with false bottoms for transporting slaves to freedom.
*Free Christian Church – 31 Elm St.  


*In 2008 the band decided to add voacalist Adam Carrington, also from Andover. They won the 2008 Boston Music Festival battle of the bands in the alternative music category as well as scholarships to Berklee College.
*In 2009 One Step Away won the Haverhill Rocks competition. They were 16 years old.
*In 2011 One Step Away won the national Clear Chanel iHeart Radio Get Discovered! Contest. The band was then composed of Mike Nuzzolo, Adam Carrington, and Ben Trudeau from Andover, Wilmington, and Beverly.Their album ''For the Broken''was played on 100 radio stations. They had played on stages from Hollywood to Los Angeles, to Las Vegas.
*Taking Steps to Their Dream; Local Alternative Rockers Win Boston Battle of the Bands.(portrait)  ''Andover Townsman'', October 23, 2008, page 7.
*Andover Bank Rocks haverhill. One Step Away Wins Rock Battle.(portrait) ''Andover Townsman'', September 3, 2009, page 19.
*One Step Away Wins Again.(portrait) ''Andover Townsman'', September 15, 2011, page 6.


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Andover Verticle File -  Underground Railroad contains many newspaper articles and other materials written about the role of Andover in rescuing slaves in the 1800s.
*[http://www.nps.gov/archive/sama/indepth/pdfs/ugrr4.pdf Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad in the Essex Natural Heritage Area,] ,published by the National Parks Service
*"Anti-Slavery Movement and the Underground Railroad in Andover & Greater Lawrence, Massachusetts"
*"Antislavery Movement was Active in Andover," Andover Townsman, June 20, 1996, p.20
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See
*[http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2t6hv/SMI-Files/SMI-Slavery.htm Slavery/Abolitionist Movement/Underground Railroad] by the Andover Historical Society
*[http://catalog.mvlc.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1CT0515351453.79805&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=&term=&index=.GW&aspect=subtab783&term=&index=.AW&term=west+of+Shawsheen&index=.ET&term=&index=.SW&x=0&y=0#focus West of Shawsheen] by Eleanor Campbell, Andover Room 974.45 Cam, Chapter III "A Time of Sorrow", pages 21 to 31 


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--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 16:06, January 16, 2008 (EST)
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  • 2 Andover musicians, bassist Mike Nuzzolo and drummer Greg Rickenbacker joined with Terence "Tito" Heally from Wilmington to form the band One Step Away. They were about 14 years old.
  • In 2008 the band decided to add voacalist Adam Carrington, also from Andover. They won the 2008 Boston Music Festival battle of the bands in the alternative music category as well as scholarships to Berklee College.
  • In 2009 One Step Away won the Haverhill Rocks competition. They were 16 years old.
  • In 2011 One Step Away won the national Clear Chanel iHeart Radio Get Discovered! Contest. The band was then composed of Mike Nuzzolo, Adam Carrington, and Ben Trudeau from Andover, Wilmington, and Beverly.Their album For the Brokenwas played on 100 radio stations. They had played on stages from Hollywood to Los Angeles, to Las Vegas.


  • Taking Steps to Their Dream; Local Alternative Rockers Win Boston Battle of the Bands.(portrait) Andover Townsman, October 23, 2008, page 7.


  • Andover Bank Rocks haverhill. One Step Away Wins Rock Battle.(portrait) Andover Townsman, September 3, 2009, page 19.


  • One Step Away Wins Again.(portrait) Andover Townsman, September 15, 2011, page 6.



--Leslie 17:00, November 15, 2011 (EST)

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