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  • City Description

    Bristol is a town in and the historic county seat of Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,469 at the 2000 census. Bristol, a deepwater seaport, is named after Bristol, England. Prominent ethnic groups include Portuguese-Americans, mostly Azorean, and Italian-Americans. Major industries include boat building (and related marine industries), manufacturing and tourism. The town's school system is united with neighboring Warren, Rhode Island. The first battle of King Philip's War took place here in 1675; although Philip was eventually defeated, a variant of his Indian name, Metacomet, is now the name of a main road in Bristol: Metacom Avenue (RI Route 136). King Philip made nearby Mount Hope (Montaup) his base of operations. "King Philip's Chair", a rocky ledge on the mountain, was a lookout site for enemy ships on Mount Hope Bay. After that war concluded, the town was settled in 1680 as part of the Plymouth Colony. It was presumably named after Bristol, England. Bristol was the "shire town" (county seat) of Bristol County, Plymouth Colony, when the county was created in 1685. (It was later split into Bristol County, Rhode Island and Bristol County,

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    City Contained By:

    • Bristol County
    • Rhode Island

    City Contains:

    • O'Bannon Mill
    • Bristol County Jail
    • Juniper Hill Cemetery
    • Bristol Customshouse and Post Office
    • Poppasquash Farms Historic District
    • Benjamin Church House
    • Joseph Reynolds House
    • Bristol Waterfront Historic District
    • Mount Hope Farm
    • Longfield
    • Bristol County Courthouse
    • Mount Hope Bridge
    • Blithewold
    • Bristol Ferry Lighthouse
    • Bristol Ferry Light
    • Bristol

    Timezones:

    • North American Eastern Time Zone

    Size:

    • 53.3537550729 km squared
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