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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.
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| 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.
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| [[Image:Abbot's_Tavern.jpg|thumb|...''Abbot's Tavern''.... click to enlarge|left]]
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| [[Image:Deacon_Isaac_Abbot's_Tavern.jpg|thumb|...''Deacon Isaac Abbot's Tavern''.... click to enlarge|left]]
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| [[Image:Abbot's_Tavern_and_plaque.jpg|thumb|...Abbot's Tavern and historic plaque''.... click to enlarge|left]]
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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.
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| * "George stopped here", ''Boston Sunday Globe'', February 19, 1995.
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| * "Homes tell stories of witches and wars", ''Eagle Tribune'', August 14, 1998.
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| --[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 12:50, November 17, 2009 (EST)<br>
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| --[[User:Kim|Kim]] 09:29, December 22, 2011 (EST)
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