Bancroft Tower
Introduction
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Bancroft Tower is located atop Prospect Hill in Salisbury Park. Businessman Stephen Salisbury III built this tower to honor historian and statesman George Bancroft, one of his childhood friends. Bancroft was one of the most influential Americans in the 19th century. Bancroft completed a ten-volume series that became the definitive history of the United States for over fifty years after his death in 1891. Bancroft was also a leading statesman in Massachusetts, a senior diplomat in Europe, and Secretary of the Navy in the 1840s. Among his many accomplishments as Secretary of the Navy were the establishment of the Naval Academy in Annapolis and the United States Naval Observatory in Washington.
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This 56-foot "castle" was built in 1900 in honor of historian and statesman George Bancroft.
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Backstory and Context
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According to the city of Salisbury website, the tower offers an incredible 360-degree view of Worcester. The vista includes a map that helps to identify waymarkers throughout the city, including the other prominent hills that frame the city of Worcester.
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City of Worcester Parks website, http://www.worcesterma.gov/dpw/parks-rec/city-parks/salisbury-park accessed 10/12/2014