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In March of 1936 there was a devistating flood in Andover.  A torrential downpour on Saturday, March 14, was followed by another on Wednesday, March 18.  This second rain storm proved too much for the already swollen waters of the Shawsheen River. The river had crested higher than in the previous 55 years that records had been kept.
Author and illustrator of children's books, Munro Leaf lived in Andover from 1955 to 1975He is best known for ''The Story of Ferdinand'' (1936) and his "can be fun" series.
He also wrote a long running monthly feature for ''Ladies Home Journal'' and was an instructor at Phillips Academy.  


200 boys from the Conservation corps and troops from the National Guard helped Andover clean up from the 1936 flood. 104 homes were evacuated in the Shawsheen and Marland Villages of Andover.  The Marland Mill Dam prevented flooding in Ballardvale.  Although, at its peak, the water rose to the top of the dam. 


The Boston Globe printed a "Boston Globe Pictoral Flood Sourvenir" section with pictures from all over New England.
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*" Shawsheen, Marland Villages Submerged", ''Andover Townsman'', March 20, 1936, page 1.
*"Andover Recovering After Record Flood", ''Andover Townsman'', March 27, 1936, page 1.
*"Past & Present: Shawsheen Village,"  ''Andover Townsman'', November 14, 2002.
*"High Water Mark", ''Sunday Eagle Tribune'', March 26, 2006, page. 1-3.
*"Past & Present: Shawsheen Square," ''Andover Townsman'', May 18, 2006.
*"Another look at Andover's Great Flood of 1936," ''Andover Townsman'', May 18, 2006, p. 36.
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=keyword&tp=keyword&t=Andover%20what%20it%20was&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=&av= Andover, What It Was, What It Is. : 300th Anniversary, May 30 - June 2, 1946], (974.45 And), Seventh Section.


[[Image:Balmoral flood 1936.jpg|thumb|left|"View of the Flooding in front of the Balmoral"Andover:What It Was, What It Is '', Seventh Section....click to enlarge]] flood.jpg [[File:Flood2.jpg|200px|thumb|center|Arial view of Shawsheen ]]
* ''Andover Townsman'', November 5, 1964. p. 4,5.
* Andover Street Lists, 1955-1975.
* American National Biography, vol. 13, pages 325-326.
* ''Lawrence Eagle Tribune'', December 22, 1976. p. 1
*From Every Walk of Life, Famous Have Called Andover Home. ''Andover Townsman'' October 7, 1999, p.23A (Andover 2000 section)
*"Famous People Who Call Andover Home", Andover Townsman Centennial Issue, July 21, 1998, page 38A.
*[http://www.librarypoint.org/author_munro_leaf Munro Leaf]
 


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Author and illustrator of children's books, Munro Leaf lived in Andover from 1955 to 1975. He is best known for The Story of Ferdinand (1936) and his "can be fun" series. He also wrote a long running monthly feature for Ladies Home Journal and was an instructor at Phillips Academy.


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  • Andover Townsman, November 5, 1964. p. 4,5.
  • Andover Street Lists, 1955-1975.
  • American National Biography, vol. 13, pages 325-326.
  • Lawrence Eagle Tribune, December 22, 1976. p. 1
  • From Every Walk of Life, Famous Have Called Andover Home. Andover Townsman October 7, 1999, p.23A (Andover 2000 section)
  • "Famous People Who Call Andover Home", Andover Townsman Centennial Issue, July 21, 1998, page 38A.
  • Munro Leaf



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