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== Andover Commons ==
'''Smith and Dove Flax Mills'''
There was a fire at the Andover Commons Elderly complex on Saturday, January 25, 2003.  The third alarm was sounded because of the difficulty in evacuating the building.  Many residents were in wheelchairs or use walkers.
<ol>Railroad Street and Essex Street and Red Spring Road</ol><br>
Originally the site was used by Abraham Marland. Then in 1814 Pascal and Abel Abbot erected a mill to produce spun cotton, wool and flannel.  They operated the mill until 1837.  James Howarth erected a stone mill building in 1824 to produce flannel.  This mill went out of business in 1837 also.


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*"Commons Recovers from Fire," ''Andover Townsman'', January, 30, 2003.
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== [[Barnard Street Fire]] ==
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== [[Malden Mills Fire]] ==
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== Morgan Farm ==


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* ''Andover Townsman'', October 5, 1939
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=422475&t=lower%20merrimack%20valley%20an%20inventory&tp=title&d=0&hc=2&rt=title ''The Lower Merrimack River Valley: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites''] R 609 Low, page 9.
 
 
== Plastex Corporation ==
 
Six fire departments from surrounding towns were called in to fight this mill fire at the Plastex Corporation on Red Spring Road on February 23, 1941.  The trains between Boston and Portland, Maine were held up because of the fire hoses on the tracks.  The estimate of the damage was $75,000. The Plastex Corporation was a branch of the North American Chemical Company. 
 
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*''Andover Townsman'', May 8, 2008, p. 9
 
*''Andover Townsman'', February 27, 1941, p. 4
 
*''Lawrence Eagle Tribune'', February 24, 1941
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== Scotland District Schoolhouse ==
In 1902 the Scotland District Schoolhose burned to the ground.  The Ballardvale Station tried in vain to save the structure.
 
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*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=keyword&tp=keyword&t=Andover what it was&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=&av= Andover, What It Was, What It Is. : 300th Anniversary, May 30 - June 2, 1946], (974.45 And), 1902.
 


*Small Riot, Attack on Officer and Abbot Village. (Bill Dalton column describes Abbot Village, where many Smith and Dove workers lived, and Abbot Village Hall) ''Andover Townsman'' January 26, 2012, p.9.




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Smith and Dove Flax Mills

    Railroad Street and Essex Street and Red Spring Road


Originally the site was used by Abraham Marland. Then in 1814 Pascal and Abel Abbot erected a mill to produce spun cotton, wool and flannel. They operated the mill until 1837. James Howarth erected a stone mill building in 1824 to produce flannel. This mill went out of business in 1837 also.


See

  • Small Riot, Attack on Officer and Abbot Village. (Bill Dalton column describes Abbot Village, where many Smith and Dove workers lived, and Abbot Village Hall) Andover Townsman January 26, 2012, p.9.



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