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The Memorial Bell Tower 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 becuase the field was used as a drilling field for Andover men preparing for the military. erected on the Andover Hill which had been used in the Revolutionary War as a drilling field for Andover men preparing for the military. | |||
* | *which stands 159 feet high | ||
*The bells were first rung on Aemistice Day, November 11, 1932. | *The bells were first rung on Aemistice Day, November 11, 1932. | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 16 August 2006
The Memorial Bell Tower 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 becuase the field was used as a drilling field for Andover men preparing for the military. erected on the Andover Hill which had been used in the Revolutionary War as a drilling field for Andover men preparing for the military.
- which stands 159 feet high
- The bells were first rung on Aemistice Day, November 11, 1932.
See
- Andover: A Century of Change by Eleanor Motley Richardson, page 69, (974.45 Ric)
- The Townwoman's Andover by Bessie Goldsmith, page 8 (974.45 Gol)
- Andover Townsman, June 1, 1978 in an article on Phillips Academy.
--Eleanor 12:24, April 18, 2006 (EDT)
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