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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.
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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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* Mills, Mansions, and Mergers, Edward Roddy, pages 83-105.
 
* Shawsheen, the Model Community and the Home of the Officers and Staff of the American Woolen Co.
 
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