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Andover, Massachusetts (U.S.)

Essex County

image by Masao Okazaki, 19 May 2024

Description of the flag
Seal
Previous flag and seal

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Description of the flag

The town seal on the flag of Andover was introduced in 1855 and was modified 4 times, most recently in 1951. The Town Seal Review Committee was charged in 2021 to study and review the seal, provide background on why the seal is in its current form, obtain community input, and work with a designer to draft alternative seals. The Town Meeting held on April 29, 2024, voted to adopt a new town seal showing the Old Town Hall; a row of eastern white pines; “1646,” the year of incorporation; the word “Cochichewick,” the Indigenous name for Andover and the surrounding region; and two “wisdom curls,” a symbol featured on the Pennacook Abenaki flag.

Report of the Seal Review Committee: https://andoverma.gov/991/Town-Seal-Review-Committee
Facebook image of new flag: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php
Masao Okazaki, 19 May 2024

Seal

image by Masao Okazaki, 19 May 2024
Source: https://andoverma.gov/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=14610

Previous flag and seal

image from www.state.ma.us/bsb/images/Deerfield.jpg

A blue fringed flag bearing the town seal, showing an native American pointing before some hills. The town and state name are outside the seal. Andover is in Essex County.
Dov Gutterman, 1 November 2002

A photo of the flag.
Valentin Poposki, 28 January 2024

image located by Paul Bassinson, 3 May 2020

Source: https://preservation.mhl.org/sites/default/files/images/survey/Seal%201901.jpg
Paul Bassinson, 3 May 2020