Bradford College Monuments
Several Bradford College monuments and markers are currently being created:
The first marker was erected in front of Kimball Tavern on April 29, 2010. The new owners of Kimball Tavern, the Woods Family, are long time residents of Bradford. They have resurrected a buried mill stone from the Kimball property. The family invited the Bradford Alumni Association to create and install a bronze marker to commemorate the location of the founding of Bradford Academy in 1803. Funding for this marker was made possible by generous donations from Bradford College Alumni.
A Bradford College monument was erected on Bradford Common on October 7, 2010. The monument was given to the Bradford community by the family of Mary Haskins Barker '35, in her memory. The monument is an 8 foot obelisk that marks the three major campus time periods - Bradford Academy, Bradford Junior College and Bradford College. The final marker for Bradford is being discussed with Zion College. Dr. Charles Crabtree, President of Zion College, has suggested that there be a marker at the "heart of campus" to commemorate the 197 year old Bradford institution. An anonymous donor has stepped forward to fund this monument. The plan is to embed a bronze tablet with the Bradford seal and motto in a boulder already located on campus. This monument will be situated in a natural setting close to Academy Hall.
