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William Poor and his son Joseph opened a blacksmith shop on Poor Street (named for an ancestor) in 1833.  The blacksmith shop became the Poor Wagon Shop.  William and Joseph were abolitionists and built wagons with false bottoms to help transport runaway slaves to NH. William retired in 1895 and Joseph was forced to sell out a few years later due to poor health.
A bronze plaque to memorialize and honor the four Andover residents who died in the September 11, 2001 was dedicated at Andover's 10th anniversary tribute.  Christopher Morrison died in the World Trade Center.  Millie Naiman and flight attendant Betty Ong died when American Airlines Flight 11 hit the Trade Center. Len Taylor died when American Airlines Flight 77 hit the Pentagon.


In 1906, William Wood, president of the American Woolen Company, moved the shop to his estate, Arden, on Main Street.  He used it as a playhouse for his family and renamed it "the Casino."  The building was located behind the present Christian Science Church on Main Street, south of Shawsheen Square.  It burned down February 9, 2014.


See
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*"Poor Wagon Shop became underground stop, 'casino'", ''Andover Townsman'', July 22, 2010.
*"Plaque Remembers Residents Lost on 9/11", Andover Townsman, February 17, 2011, page 13.
*"Recognizing the value of history," ''Andover Townsman'', February 13, 2014, p. 7.
 
*Building Named After Sept. 11 Hero Set to Open. (Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center in San Francisco) ''Andover Townsman'' June 28, 2012, p.1.
 
 
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A bronze plaque to memorialize and honor the four Andover residents who died in the September 11, 2001 was dedicated at Andover's 10th anniversary tribute. Christopher Morrison died in the World Trade Center. Millie Naiman and flight attendant Betty Ong died when American Airlines Flight 11 hit the Trade Center. Len Taylor died when American Airlines Flight 77 hit the Pentagon.


See

  • "Plaque Remembers Residents Lost on 9/11", Andover Townsman, February 17, 2011, page 13.
  • Building Named After Sept. 11 Hero Set to Open. (Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center in San Francisco) Andover Townsman June 28, 2012, p.1.


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...September 11 Memorial Plaque.... click to enlarge




--Eleanor 10:55, November 1, 2011 (EDT)--Leslie 11:17, July 9, 2012 (EDT)

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