Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)
1892 - Bristol

Bristol is one of the most interesting towns in Rhode Island, both in the beauty of its location and the antiquity of its history, which dates back to the earliest ages of American history, and which is supposed to the exact spot upon which the Vikings of the North made their home while they sojourned upon our shores, and where in the year 1000 the pioneer vessel of Lief Ericsson sailed up the Seaconnet River to Mount Hope, where the Indians held full sway, and where the wild beasts roamed untrammelled through the forests. Unlike the wild scene that presented itself to the Norsemen, the beautiful town of Bristol is now one of the finest and most prosperous in Rhode Island. It is the capital of Bristol County, and is beautifully located on a peninsula between Narragansett Bay and Mount Hope Bay, and commands a beautiful view of the harbor. It was at one time a seaport town of some commercial importance, but is now a thriving manufacturing town, its population in 1890 being 5,475. It contains large ship-yards, refineries, and various manufactories, the principal of the last being cotton and rubber goods. The town contains several churches and schools, and has good railroad and telegraph communications, and no finer location could be chosen for a home than amid its broad streets and verdant lanes, beneath the waving branches of its magnificent elms and the splendid views obtained from all sides of the town.

Industries and Wealth of the Principal Points in Rhode Island, being the city of Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Woonsocket, Newport, Narragansett Pier, Bristol & Westerly.
New York: A. F. Parsons Publishing Co., 1892



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