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 becuase 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.

--Eleanor 12:24, April 18, 2006 (EDT)

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