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Andover is located in Essex County, the most northerly county in eastern Massachusetts, about 23 miles north of Boston. Its western border is the bank of the Merrimack River. Beyond the river are Dracut and Methuen. To the north are Lawrence and North Andover, to the east is North Reading and on the south are Tewksbury and Wilmington. The town has 31.99 square miles of land area. Andover was originally settled in 1636, under the Indian name of Cochicewick, a waterway in the region. The community was incorporated in 1646 as Andover, named after a town in England where many of the settlers had originated. From its early days, manufacturing was a major concern. The region's first powder mill was established in 1775; the manufacture of paper began in 1789; and in the early 19th century, woolen mills, a major New England industry of the era, were constructed. While all of these types of manufacturing have since moved elsewhere, Andover continues to attract major industry...

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