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[p. 53] stands, and it is assumed that the land was bought to obtain possession of the spring of water and that the tower was built at about that date, which would make it about one hundred years old.
Until College avenue was laid out by the County Commissioners, the tower stood in the field remote from the highway.
It now stands within two rods of the avenue and is a subject of much attention.
The fine row of willow trees on College avenue came from sprouts set out in the year 1864.
Medford, MA. 1911.
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