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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. | 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. | ||
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* [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=266287&t=goldsmith%20bessie&tp=author&d=0&hc=2&rt=author ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith, page 8 (974.45 Gol) | * [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=266287&t=goldsmith%20bessie&tp=author&d=0&hc=2&rt=author ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith, page 8 (974.45 Gol) | ||
* ''Andover Townsman'', June 1, 1978 in an article on Phillips Academy. | * ''Andover Townsman'', June 1, 1978 in an article on Phillips Academy. | ||
* "Past & Present: Memorial Bell Tower at Phillips Academy", ''Andover Townsman'', August 11, 2005. | |||
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Revision as of 12:22, 17 November 2011
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.
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.
- "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)
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