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| Shawsheen Village was built in the area of Andover that was Frye Village. William Wood envisoned an entire community for the "white collar" workers of the American Woolen Company.
| | in October of 1955, Andover was a test site for the US Postal Service program to put ball point pens in public service areas. |
| He purchased land starting in 1906 and began construction in 1918. Within 5 years the self contained village of Shawsheen was completed. The village included residential, commerical, recreational, and industrial areas.
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| Shawsheen Village was originally called Frye Village in the 18th century. It was renamed after the River that flowed through the area - The Shawsheen River.
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| The name Shawsheen is derived from the native American word Shawshin meaning serpentine. An alternate spelling is Shaw Shynne.
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| [[File:Shawsheen_village.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Shawsheen Village.]]
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| | | '''Andover is Test Tube for Uncle Sam's Ball Point Pens''' Boston Globe October 16, 1955 [[Media:Out_(2).pdf]] |
| *[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=keyword&tp=keyword&t=mills%20mansions%20mergers&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=&av= “Mills, Mansions, and Mergers”] by Edward G. Roddy, pages 83-105.
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| *[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=90814&t=shawsheen%20model%20community&tp=title&d=0&hc=2&rt=title “Shawsheen: the Model Community and the Home of the Officers and Staff of the American Woolen Company”]
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| *''Andover Townsman'', August 28, 1975, page 20.
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| *"Shawsheen -- A Dream that Became an Actuality," ''Andover Townsman'', March 19, 1981, p. 6, 68.
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| *"Villagers want history saved: Shawsheen neighborhood fights wrecking ball," ''Eagle Tribune'', April 27, 1997, p. C1.
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| *"Soccer fields a glaring intrusion into historic Shawsheen," ''Eagle Tribune'', April 30, 1997, p. 9.
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| *"Shawsheen neighbors protest plan for night soccer," ''Andover Townsman'', June 26, 1997, p. 12.
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| *"Leave them in the dark: Shawsheen neighbors don't want field lights," ''Andover Townsman'', August 14, 1997, p. 1.
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| *"Lights fight blazes on," ''Andover Townsman'', August 21, 1997, p. 7.
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| *"Should 1920s village be historic district? Shawsheen Village homeowners asked," ''Eagle Tribune'', January 29, 1998.
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| *"Historic Shawsheen Village?," ''Andover Townsman'', February 5, 1998.
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| *"Shawsheen neighbors support historic district," ''Andover Townsman'', March 19, 1998, p. 34.
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| *"Residents mull how to shut off Shawsheen lights," ''Andover Townsman'', March 26, 1998, p. 6.
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| *"Shawsheen lights fight heads to Land Court," ''Andover Townsman'', April 9, 1998, p. 5.
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| *"Shawsheen group again tries to suit out the soccer lights," ''Andover Townsman'', May 28, 1998.
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| *"A new vote on field lights?," ''Andover Townsman'', June 25, 1998, p. 1.
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| *"Shawsheen residents want to be historic," ''Andover Townsman'', December 31, 1998, p. 18.
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| *"Move to preserve Shawsheen Village afoot," ''Eagle Tribune'', January 5, 1999.
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| *"History in the districting," 'Andover Townsman'', January 7, 1999, p. 1.
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| *"The more things change, the more Andover stays the same," ''Andover Townsman'', January 14, 1999, p. 17.
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| *"Lights don't make right, says Shawsheen group," ''Andover Townsman'', April 22, 1999, p. 7.
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| *"Shawsheen Historic District draws the line," ''Andover Townsman'', April 22, 1999, p. 20.
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| *"Voters turn the lights out at Shawsheen fields," ''Andover Townsman'', April 29, 1999, p. 17.
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| *"Historic district can't muster two-thirds," ''Andover Townsman'', May 13, 1999.
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| *"Behind Ballardvale," ''Townsman'', November 6, 2003.
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| *"Selectmen nix $500,000 flooding article," ''Eagle Tribune'', March 24, 2005, p. 13.
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| *"Balmoral Tour: Learn history, help flood victims," ''Andover Townsman'', November 23, 2006, p. 4.
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| *"In the 1930s, Shawsheen was the place to dance, hear jazz," ''Andover Townsman'', November 30, 2006, p. 36.
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| *"Shawsheen was a whole different world from 'Andover'," ''Andover Townsman'', December 7, 2006, p. 38.
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| *"Restored - again! Balmoral holds successful open house," ''Andover Townsman'', December 21, 2006, p. 19.
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| *"Dusting off history: Group plans renaissance for Shawsheen Village," ''Eagle Tribune'', April 19, 2007, p. 1.
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| *"Shawsheen residents invite officials to talk about flooding problems," ''Eagle Tribune'', June 1, 2007.
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| *"Boating on the Shawsheen? 'Renaissance' vision to be unveiled," ''Andover Townsman'', June 21, 2007.
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| *"Preservation panel honors local photographer posthumously," ''Andover Townsman'', July 5, 2007.
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| *"Restoring Andover's 'missing link' Shawsheen's Renaissance men see new glory for town gateway," ''Andover Townsman'', July 12, 2007, p. 1.
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| *"Shawsheen Square tree removal has residents up in arms," ''Eagle Tribune'', July 23, 2009, p. 1.
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| *"Birth of Shawsheen - and the growth of the Shawsheen Woman's Club," ''Andover Townsman'', December 3, 2009, p. 11.
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| *[http://www.andovertownsman.com/townspeople/x797271611/Andover-Stories-Dancing-in-Shawsheen-begat-a-ballroom-for-the-town Dancing in Shawsheen Begat a Ballroom for Andover] by Francesca Balboni, Andover Historical Society, also ''Andover Townsman'' September 2, 2010, p.15.
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| *[http://www.andovertownsman.com/local/x811212675/Andover-Stories-Shawsheen-Village-a-unusual-company-town Shawsheen Village, an Unusual Company Town.] by Donn Robb, Andover Historical Society, also in '' Andover Townsman'' 11/10/2011, p.7.
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