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In ''A Townswoman's Andover'', Bessie Goldsmith describes the Blunt Tavern, the Abbot Tavern, the Mansion House, the Locke Tavern, Traveler's Rest, the Elm House, and the Stowe House in detail, as well as giving a general overview of the tavern in the 1600 - 1800s.
Steven T. Byington, "the bard of Ballardvale" translated the Bible into modern English - a task that took him 40 years. The Bible in Living English was not published until 1972.  He died in 1957.  


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*"85-Year-Old Ballardvale Man Has Mountain Climbing as a Hobby", Lawrence Eagle Tribune, September 25, 1954.
*"Byington, 88, "Bard of Ballardvale," Dies," ''Andover Townsman'' or ''Eagle Tribune'', October 14, 1957.
*"The Sage of Ballard Vale," ''Christian Century'', January 15, 1958. 
*"The Bard and his Unofficial Biographer," ''Andover Townsman'', July 21, 2008, p. 9.
*"Lawsuit Concerns One of Andover's Most Interesting, Yet Forgotten, People," ''Andover Townsman'', July 26, 2012, p. 17.
*"Keeping pace with the Sage of Ballardvale," ''Andover Townsman'', August 22, 2013, p. 13.


Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern, built around 1680, is at the intersection of Whittier and Elm Streets (70 Elm Street). It became a tavern in 1776.  On November 5, 1789, George Washington breakfasted there while making a tour of the eastern states shortly after his inauguration.  
*[http://kenanderson.net/bible/html/living_english.html Living English]


[[Image:Abbot's_Tavern.jpg|thumb|...''Abbot's Tavern''.... click to enlarge|left]]


[[Image:Deacon_Isaac_Abbot's_Tavern.jpg|thumb|...''Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern''.... click to enlarge|left]]


[[Image:Abbot's_Tavern_and_plaque.jpg|thumb|...Abbot's Tavern and historic plaque''.... click to enlarge|left]]
[[File:Locke Tavern.jpg|200px|thumb|left|James Locke Tavern from promotional materials for Andover's 300th Anniversary]]
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*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=townswoman%27s%20andover&ft=&l=1&d=0&f= ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), pages 50-70.
* "George stopped here", ''Boston Sunday Globe'', February 19, 1995.
* "Homes tell stories of witches and wars", ''Eagle Tribune'', August 14, 1998.


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Steven T. Byington, "the bard of Ballardvale" translated the Bible into modern English - a task that took him 40 years. The Bible in Living English was not published until 1972. He died in 1957.

See

  • "85-Year-Old Ballardvale Man Has Mountain Climbing as a Hobby", Lawrence Eagle Tribune, September 25, 1954.
  • "Byington, 88, "Bard of Ballardvale," Dies," Andover Townsman or Eagle Tribune, October 14, 1957.
  • "The Sage of Ballard Vale," Christian Century, January 15, 1958.
  • "The Bard and his Unofficial Biographer," Andover Townsman, July 21, 2008, p. 9.
  • "Lawsuit Concerns One of Andover's Most Interesting, Yet Forgotten, People," Andover Townsman, July 26, 2012, p. 17.
  • "Keeping pace with the Sage of Ballardvale," Andover Townsman, August 22, 2013, p. 13.




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