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The Shawsheen River flows 25 miles from its headwaters in Bedford to its confluence with the Merrimack River in LawrenceThe river loses 70 feet in elevation along the way.   
The North Parish Free School was incorporated in 1801 as a privately endowed school. The building was located on a hill north of the meeting house on a road in the North Parish now known as Academy RoadIn 1803, the name was changed to Franklin AcademyThe Academy was the first school in Massachusetts to admit girls. In 1853, the end came for the school as more public schools were available.
According to legend, the name "Shawsheen" is a Native American word meaning "serpent" or "serpentine", while other sources interpret the name to mean "Great Spring" and "Beauty's Pathway".
 


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*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=250279&t=andover%20symbol%20of%20new%20england&tp=title&l=6&d=0&hc=1&at=420&rt=title ''Andover Symbol of New England''] by Claude 975.45 Fuess, pages 224-226.


*[http://www.shawsheen.org/recmap/InfoPage.htm Shawsheen River Recreational Map]
*[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)pages 224-226.


*[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeaterminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Air%2C+Water+%26+Climate+Change&L2=Preserving+Water+Resources&L3=Massachusetts+Watersheds&sid=Eoeea&b=terminalcontent&f=eea_water_shawsheen&csid=Eoeea Shawsheen River Watershed]


*[http://www.avisandover.org/shawsheenriver.html AVIS Shawsheen River Reservation]


*"For Powder Mill Square Residents flood hearing," ''Andover Townsman'', June 24, 1999, p. 1.
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*"Footbridge over Shawsheen begins to take shape," ''Eagle Tribune'', February 14, 2005, p. 1.
*"Removing Shawsheen River dams under study," ''Andover Townsman'', December 18, 2008, p. 1.
*"Fishing for an answer: Andover eys removing dams to promote fish, use of Shawsheen," ''Eagle Tribune'', March 30, 2008, p. C1.


 
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The North Parish Free School was incorporated in 1801 as a privately endowed school. The building was located on a hill north of the meeting house on a road in the North Parish now known as Academy Road. In 1803, the name was changed to Franklin Academy. The Academy was the first school in Massachusetts to admit girls. In 1853, the end came for the school as more public schools were available.

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