Cochran Bird Sanctuary Bobby Thompson Pond

Cochran Bird Sanctuary Bobby Thompson Pond

Phillips Academy -- Grounds

Phillips Academy -- Bird Sanctuary

Cochran, Moncrieff Mitchell

Thompson, Robert Torrey

This pond was made into a swimming hole in 1942 and was named for Robert Torrey Thompson, P. A. Class of 1936, who died in a training accident as a member of the Army Air Corps April 9, 1941. It was called the Bobby Thompson Pond and its sandy beach was constructed using sand from Crane's Beach in Ipswich. In 1955, a hot dry summer caused the school to stop pumping fresh water into the pond and it became contaminated and was closed to swimming.

Sanctuary Photos Archive Department

Phillips Academy

1942

Communications Department Phillips Academy

image/jpeg

image