Memorial Bell Tower

The Memorial Bell Tower, which stands 159 feet high, is dedicated to the memory of the eighty-seven Philips Alumni who had died in World War I, the Civil War, the Mexican War, and the Revolutionary War. The location was chosen because the field was used as a drilling field for Andover men preparing for the military. It was erected on the Andover Hill which had been used in the Revolutionary War as a drilling field for Andover men preparing for the military. The bells were first rung on Armistice Day, November 11, 1932.

...Renovation of the Memorial Tower at Phillips Academy, Past & Present.... click to enlarge

...The Memorial Tower at Phillips Academy.... click to enlarge

...Memorial Tower Narrative, Part 1.... click to enlarge

...Memorial Tower Narrative, Part 2.... click to enlarge

See

• Andover: A Century of Change by Eleanor Motley Richardson, page 69, (974.45 Ric)
• The Townswoman's Andover by Bessie Goldsmith, page 8 (974.45 Gol)
• Andover Townsman, June 1, 1978 in an article on Phillips Academy.

• Return of the Ring. Phillips Rebuilding Bell Tower on 28. Bells to Ring Again at PA Tower. Andover Townsman April 7, 2005, p. 6, 7.

• "Past & Present: Memorial Bell Tower at Phillips Academy", Andover Townsman, August 11, 2005.

--Eleanor 12:24, April 18, 2006 (EDT)
--Kim 14:45, November 5, 2011 (EDT)--Leslie 10:28, August 31, 2012 (EDT)

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