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Several Andover residents were killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill:
*Samuel Bailey
*William Haggett
*Joseph Chandler
*Philip Abbot
*Salem Poor


Two of the soldiers were Black, Salem Poor and Philip Abbot.  A commerative stamp was issued in honor of Salem Poor.
The Andover-By-Pass (Route 125) was constructed to reduce traffic on the Phillips campus. Academy trustees under the leadership of Alum Thomas Cochran bought the land and the state constructed the road, which opened in 1931.
   
 
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*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=103693&t=historical%20sketches%20of%20andover&tp=title&l=5&d=1&hc=5&rt=title ''Historical Sketches of Andover'',]  by Sarah Loring Bailey, page 321-327 (974.45 Bai) .
* "History of the Andover By-Pass (Route 125)"''Townsman'', September 17, 2015, page 11
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=287137&t=andover%20in%20the%20revolution&tp=title&d=0&hc=1&rt=title ''Andover in the American Revolution''] by Edward Moseley Harris, page 55 (R974.Har).
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*"Salem Poor: A Brave and Gallant Soldier," ''National Historical Park Service Flyer'', (images below).
 
*"Salem Poor's heroism and disappointing life," ''Andover Townsman'', February 7, 2013, p.11.
--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] ([[User talk:Eleanor|talk]]) 13:41, 12 February 2016 (EST)
*"Salem Poor (1743/44-1802: A Forgotten Hero of Bunker Hill Rediscovered", New England Ancestors, Fall 2007.
 
*[[Image:Salem_Poor,_page_1.jpg|thumb|... ''Salem Poor: A Brave and Gallant Soldier, page 1''... click to enlarge|left]]
 
*[[Image:Salem_Poor,_page_2.jpg|thumb|... ''Salem Poor: A Brave and Gallant Soldier, page 2''... click to enlarge|left]]
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--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 12:36, May 16, 2006 (EDT)<br>
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--[[User:Kim|Kim]] 14:49, February 25, 2013 (EST)


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The Andover-By-Pass (Route 125) was constructed to reduce traffic on the Phillips campus. Academy trustees under the leadership of Alum Thomas Cochran bought the land and the state constructed the road, which opened in 1931.

Cochran Cochran Wild Life Sanctuary See

  • "History of the Andover By-Pass (Route 125)"Townsman, September 17, 2015, page 11


--Eleanor (talk) 13:41, 12 February 2016 (EST)




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