TOWN HISTORY
The first settlement of the Town of Andover
was made in 1795 at Elm Valley, previously called Shoemaker's Corner, by
Nathanial Dike and Stephen Cole. It is the town line between Andover
and Wellsville. The oldest of Andover’s 18 known cemeteries, Cole-Dike
Cemetery was marked by a sign
dedicated September 2016.
First Called Bakers or
Bakerstown in 1809, the Town of Andover was formed from Independence on
January 28, 1824 and a portion of Wellsville was annexed in 1855. It
has an area of 23,785 acres. The name of the town was first suggested
by James Adams whose childhood home was in Andover, Vermont. He and his
family moved from Vermont the same year this town was formed. As the
first town meeting was also called in 1824, the name, Andover,
apparently was adopted then.
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For more Andover
History go to website: Allegany
County Historical Society
Special thanks to
Ron Taylor, President of the Allegany County Historical Society for
providing this historical summary.
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