Andover, Massachusetts

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Local Information for Andover, MA

Latitude: 42.657092 -- Longitude: -71.13987

Other Area Cities:   Andover  Winchester  Haverhill  Georgetown  Groveland  Lawrence  Methuen  North Andover  Dracut 

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In 1634, the Great and General Court of Massachusetts set aside a portion of land in what is now Essex County for an inland plantation, including parts of what is now Andover, North Andover and South Lawrence. In order to encourage settlement, early colonists were offered three years' immunity from taxes, levies and services (except military service). The first permanent settlement in the Andover area was established in 1641 by John Woodbridge and a group of settlers from Newbury and Ipswich. Shortly after they arrived, they purchased a piece of land from the local Pennacook tribal chief Cutshamache for the price of "six pounds of currency and a coat" and on the condition that Roger, a local Pennacook man, would still be allowed to plant his corn and take alewives from a local water source. Roger's Brook, a small stream which cuts through the eastern part of town, is named in his honor. In May of 1646 the settlement was incorporated as a town in and was named Andover. -- Source: Wikipedia.com