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'''<center>Plants used in Relandscaping Front and Side of Memorial Hall Library - Summer & Fall 1966'''</center>
The reason that North Andover has the nickname Turkey Town is not known, although there are several explanations for the designation:
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#1 There were many turkey farms in North Andover
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#2 Wild turkeys were once plentiful in North Andover. (Wild turkeys were reintroduced in 1972.  They had disappeared before then.)
<p><ol>1 Hungarian Silver Linden<br>
#3 While transporting a shipment of turkeys on Main Street, the turkeys go loose and were seen running through the downtown area.
5 Andorra Juniper<br>
1 Hetz Blue Juniper<br>
3 Birdnest Spruce<br>
2 Forsythia Beatrix Farrand<br>
5 Large-berried Rockspray<br>
2 Weeping Norway Spruce<br>
1 Mountain Silverbell<br>
2 Dwarf Yew<br>
1 Lemoine Purple Crabapple<br>
4 Oregon Grape Holly<br>
2 Boxleaf Holly<br>
1 Yellowwood<br>
Also, Wintercreepers, Korean Chrysanthemum, Siberian Chrysanthemum, Hybrid Daylilies, Dwarf Aster, Countess of Dudley, Glodenleaved Plaintainlily  </ol></p><br> <br>
<center> '''Plantings for the Front of Memorial Hall Library - Spring 1990'''</center>
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6 Ilex Opaca(American Holly)<br>
1 Ipex Opaca (male)<br>
10 Rhododendron Catawbienese Album (White Catawba Rhododendron)<br>
6 Taxus Media Densiformis (Densiformis Yew) <br></ol></p>


See
*Eagle Tribune, November 27, 2002, pages 1 and 2




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<gallery caption="Memorial Hall Library Landscaping Plan after 1990" widths="240px" heights="280px" perrow="3">
Image:Plantings front of library.jpg|Main Street Entrance
Image:Phyllis_Bingham_Garden_side_entrance.jpg|Phyllis Bingham Garden
Image:Phyllis_Bingham_Garden_daylilies.jpg|Phyllis Bingham Daylilies
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'''The Main Street entrance to the building was re-landscaped in October 2011.'''


[[Image:landscape.jpg|thumb||left| Plantings Front of the Library October 2011]]
--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 13:29, January 15, 2008 (EST)
 
<gallery caption="Memorial Hall Library Landscaping Plan March 2011" widths="240px" heights="280px" perrow="3">
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Image:Pg2.jpg|page 2
Image:PG3.jpg|page 3
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To view/download a pdf of "Memorial Hall Library Landscaping Plan March 2011," click [[Media:MHL_Landscaping_Plan_March_2011.pdf‎|here]].
 
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--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 15:57, January 11, 2008 (EST)
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The reason that North Andover has the nickname Turkey Town is not known, although there are several explanations for the designation:

  1. 1 There were many turkey farms in North Andover
  2. 2 Wild turkeys were once plentiful in North Andover. (Wild turkeys were reintroduced in 1972. They had disappeared before then.)
  3. 3 While transporting a shipment of turkeys on Main Street, the turkeys go loose and were seen running through the downtown area.

See

  • Eagle Tribune, November 27, 2002, pages 1 and 2



--Eleanor 13:29, January 15, 2008 (EST)

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