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Established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Harvard was named after its first benefactor, John Harvard, of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Upon his death in 1638, the young minister left his library and half his estate to the new College. In 1639, in recognition of John Harvard's bequest, the Great and General Court ordered "that the colledge agreed upon formerly to bee built at Cambridg shalbee called Harvard Colledge."
Founded 16 years after the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, the College has grown from 9 students with a single Master into a University with an enrollment of more than 18,000 degree candidates.
top: Massachusetts Avenue hugs Harvard Yard, carrying traffic past Wigglesworth Hall, Wadsworth House, and rounding the corner at Lehman Hall.
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Relax and enjoy the greenery
Hoover TowerHoover Tower, visible throughout the surrounding area, serves as a landmark of Stanford to faculty, students, alumni and the local community. Completed in 1941 to celebrate the university's 50th anniversary, the 285-foot structure offers superb views of Stanford and the Bay Area from its observation deck. Atop Hoover Tower is a carillon of 48 bells cast in Belgium. The largest bell is inscribed, "For Peace Alone Do I Ring." Hoover Tower is part of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, a Stanford-affiliated public policy research center founded by Herbert Hoover, a member of the university's pioneer class of 1895 and the 31st president of the United States. Rooms on the ground floor of Hoover Tower contain exhibits of many items from President Hoover's career. Hoover Tower's observation deck is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed during finals and academic breaks.
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Related Information Hoover restoration breathes new life into once 'jangly' carillon (Stanford Report, 6/12/02)
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