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Photos: Iconic Lincoln Academy bell tower taken down in Newcastle
The bell tower that has been a symbol of Lincoln Academy since the school house was built in 1867 was removed Friday due to significant structural issues. Officials are raising funds to repair it. The bell is an important part of school traditions, with sports teams getting to ring it after clinching a championship. The bell is also rung at the beginning of each school day. All photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Standing in the belfry, a Keeley Crane worker loops a strap around the rack that will be used to lift and remove its roof Friday at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle. Joe Phelan/Kennebec JournalStanding in the belfry, a Keeley Crane worker chainsaws through one of the pillars Friday at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle. Joe Phelan/Kennebec JournalStanding on the ground, Keeley Crane workers guide the belfry roof onto a trailer as a crane lifts the structure Friday at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle.The bell is lowered by a crane Friday at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle. Officials have raised $100,000 so far to restore the belfry that houses it, according to spokesperson Jenny Mahyer.A close-up view of the Lincoln Academy bell after it was lowered to the ground Friday at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle. Upon removing the bell from the tower, school officials discovered it was cast in Boston in 1854 at a foundry run by Henry Hooper, an apprentice of Paul Revere.
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Joe Phelan is an award winning journalist who makes photos and videos around the capital area for the the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and the other Masthead Maine publications. Joe’s first journalism...
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