For those who will be visiting Andover this weekend, the Andover Historical Society has planned a number of free events that may be of interest.

On Sunday, October 13, from 1 to 3 PM, the Society-owned Tucker Mountain one-room schoolhouse in East Andover will be open to the public. This schoolhouse was built in1837 to serve a small upland farming community. It is the only schoolhouse still remaining in original condition of the 13 that once existed in Andover. This little red schoolhouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Also on Sunday  from 1 to 3 PM in East Andover, the burial ground of the first settler, Joseph Fellows (1727-1811), and a nearby monument commemorating his role in the town’s settlement may be visited. On private property and hidden from public view, the two landmarks were erected by the town in 1912.

The schoolhouse is on Tucker Mountain Road and can be reached by following the signs on State Route 11 in East Andover. The Fellows memorial and gravesite are on property at 363 Chase Hill Road which begins in front of the historic Andover Congregational Church on State Route 11 in East Andover.

Historical Society guides will be on hand at both locations.

On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, the Historical Society’s Potter Place railroad station and museum, its Emons General Store, and its historic Boston & Maine caboose will be open to the public for the last time this year. Hours are:

Saturday, 10 AM to 3 PM

Sunday, 12:30 PM to 3 PM

Monday, 10 AM to noon

Historical Society “stationmasters” will be at the station and store to answer questions. The once-thriving village of Potter Place is reached by turning onto Depot Street (across from the entrance to Ragged Mountain Fish & Game Club) about a mile west of Andover Village on US Route 4 and State Route 11.