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Shawsheen Village	Balmoral Spa	Brickstone
Shawsheen Plaza	Railway Overpass	Route 133 Area
Main Street	Route 28 to I-495	Shawsheen Square

Shawsheen Village

Shawsheen Village was named after the Indian name for the Shawsheen River. Shawsheen means Great Spring.

Shawsheen Village was built as an idyllic locale, a model community, a planned environment. It was “The Model Community and the Home of the Offices and Staff of the American Woolen Co.” Nothing was haphazard, nothing left to chance. Everything was carefully planned.

As described in the book “Mills, Mansions and Mergers – the life of William M. Wood”, this project was part of a movement by town planners, social reformers and government agencies to create a new urban-industrial environment for the 20th century.

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Bowling On The Green	Model Shawsheen Village From Air As described in the book “Mills, Mansions and Mergers – the life of William M. Wood”, this project was part of a movement by town planners, social reformers and government agencies to create a new urban-industrial environment for the 20th century.
Shawsheen Village	The Civic Center Shawsheen Village, Andover, Mass. Less traffic, more open space.
The Civic Center and Green Note the beautiful lamps.	Shawsheen Square Another View
Shawsheen River Looking North	Shawsheen Square Looking South Showing Balmoral Pharmacy and Spa in the distance.
Post Office Shawsheen Village	Airplane View of Shawsheen Village With Administration Building, now "The Balmoral" in the foreground.
Detailed Plan of Shawsheen Village, circa 1922.	Frye Village Plan pre-dates Shawsheen Village
Frye Village Another Early View	Beautiful Shawsheen Song Along the "Beautiful Shawsheen" Words and Music by Jere O'Connor