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In March of 1936 there was a devistating flood in Andover.  A torrential downpour on Saturday, March 14, was followed by another on Wednesday, March 18.  This second rain storm proved too much for the already swollen waters of the Shawsheen River. The river had crested higher than in the previous 55 years that records had been kept.
'''Smith and Dove Flax Mills'''
<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.


200 boys from the Conservation corps and troops from the National Guard helped Andover clean up from the 1936 flood. 104 homes were evacuated in the Shawsheen and Marland Villages of Andover.  The Marland Mill Dam prevented flooding in Ballardvale.  Although, at its peak, the water rose to the top of the dam. 


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*" Shawsheen, Marland Villages Submerged", ''Andover Townsman'', March 20, 1936, page 1.
*[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.
*"Andover Recovering After Record Flood", ''Andover Townsman'', March 27, 1936, page 1.
 
*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.


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  • 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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