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Phillips Academy was founded during the American Revolution as an all-boys school in 1778 by Samuel Phillips, Jr., a member of the revolutionary war family, the Phillipses.
George Washington spoke at the school in its first year and was so impressed that he recommended that his nephews go there, which they did.
John Hancock, the famous signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, signed the school's articles of incorporation.
Phillips Academy's traditional opponent is Phillips Exeter Academy, which was established three years later in Exeter, New Hampshire by Samuel Phillips ' uncle, Dr. John Phillips.
The football teams have met nearly every year since 1878, making it one of the oldest high school rivalries in the country.
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