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'''1829''' Engine House built for the Friendly Fire Service, a private company.
In 1917 Charles W. and Mabel Saunders Ward purchased the Holt farm.  Mable Ward visited Stonehenge in 1911 and was so impressed that she had a set of solstice stones built on  her property.  The stones align with the sunrise on the first day of each season.  They are on Holt Hill in the [[Charles W. Ward Reservation]].  Holt Hill is 420 feet high, the highest point in Essex County.  It was on this spot on June 17, 1775 that townspeople climbed to watch the British burn Charlestown.  In 1940, 7 years after the death of Mr. Ward, his widow gave 107 acres to the Trustees of Reservations, dedicating it to her husband's memory.  Over the years, Mrs. Ward added another 169 acres to her gift.  The site now encompasses 700 acres.


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*"Light is gold, the vistas wide: Ward Reservation," ''Boston Globe'', November 2, 1997.
* "Solstice in Andover Herald Summer," ''Eagle Tribune'', June 20, 2006.
*"The surprise and beauty of Holt Hill," ''Andover Townsman'', January 22, 2008.


'''1833''' Town Meeting Voted $365 to build an engine house on Essex Street
[[Image:solstice1.jpg|thumb||left| “Solstice in Andover Herald Summer,''  
''Eagle Tribune'', June 20, 2006, page 1.....click to enlarge ]]
[[Image:solstice2.jpg|thumb||left| “Solstice in Andover Herald Summer,''
''Eagle Tribune'', June 20, 2006, continued on page 4.....click to enlarge ]]


'''1862''' The Friendly Fire Society was renamed the Shawsheen Steam Fire Engine Company.


'''1895''' The Ballardvale Station was relocated to the corner of Andover Street and Clark Road.
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*[http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1VO23D1142234.6117&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=&term=&index=.GW&aspect=subtab783&term=&index=.AW&term=andover+a+century+of+change&index=.ET&term=&index=.SW&x=0&y=0#focus ''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), page 194.
'''1924''' Town Fire Department was established with Charles Emerson appointed as the first Fire Chief.  By then "horses had become a thing of the past."
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* "1924," [http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1147N9A0874F1.34424&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=1&source=%7E%21horizon&index=.ET&term=andover+what+it+was&aspect=subtab783#focus Andover, What It Was, What It Is: 300th Anniversary, May 30 - June 2, 1946], (974.45 And)
'''1966''' A new fire station was built in West Andover on Chandler Road.
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*Richardson Andover Century of Change
[http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1VO23D1142234.6117&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=&term=&index=.GW&aspect=subtab783&term=&index=.AW&term=andover+a+century+of+change&index=.ET&term=&index=.SW&x=0&y=0#focus ''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), page 194.
'''2002''' - In September Main Street Fire Station was razed and a new public safety center was constructed that is shared with the police.


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--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 10:49, June 20, 2006 (EDT)<br>
*Eagle Tribune, September 17, 2002
--[[User:Kim|Kim]] 15:07, November 25, 2013 (EST)
 
'''2006''' There are three fire stations in Andover:
* Central Headquarters at 32 Main Street
* West Fire Substation at 200 Greenwood Road
* Ballardvale Fire Substation at 1 Clark Road
 
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*  [http://http://www.andoverps.net/FireMenu.htm Andover Fire Rescue]
 
 
--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 15:34, August 23, 2006 (EDT)


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In 1917 Charles W. and Mabel Saunders Ward purchased the Holt farm. Mable Ward visited Stonehenge in 1911 and was so impressed that she had a set of solstice stones built on her property. The stones align with the sunrise on the first day of each season. They are on Holt Hill in the Charles W. Ward Reservation. Holt Hill is 420 feet high, the highest point in Essex County. It was on this spot on June 17, 1775 that townspeople climbed to watch the British burn Charlestown. In 1940, 7 years after the death of Mr. Ward, his widow gave 107 acres to the Trustees of Reservations, dedicating it to her husband's memory. Over the years, Mrs. Ward added another 169 acres to her gift. The site now encompasses 700 acres.

See article below

  • "Light is gold, the vistas wide: Ward Reservation," Boston Globe, November 2, 1997.
  • "Solstice in Andover Herald Summer," Eagle Tribune, June 20, 2006.
  • "The surprise and beauty of Holt Hill," Andover Townsman, January 22, 2008.
“Solstice in Andover Herald Summer, Eagle Tribune, June 20, 2006, page 1.....click to enlarge
“Solstice in Andover Herald Summer, Eagle Tribune, June 20, 2006, continued on page 4.....click to enlarge



--Eleanor 10:49, June 20, 2006 (EDT)
--Kim 15:07, November 25, 2013 (EST)

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