Community Profile

Summary

North Andover lies on the banks of the Merrimack River and is bordered by Harold Parker State Forest and Boxford State Forest. It is the home of Merrimack College, a private liberal arts college, and Brooks School, a private preparatory and boarding school. The town was originally settled as a plantation on the banks of Lake Cochichewick and then became industrialized with mills along the Cochichewick River. It is now the home of Lucent Technologies and Converse. The Community Wildlife Habitat team calls the project NAWT (North Andover Wildlife Team) and the project logo shows an evergreen tree enclosed by a knot.