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History of Bristol, Maine |
 | | Bristol embraces the ancient Pemaquid, a place justly celebrated in the early history of New England as one of the earliest and most important settlements on the coast. |
 | | The inhabitants of Bristol are mainly of Scotch descent, with a mixture of Scotch-Irish. |
 | | At Bristol village are a lumber-mill, a grist and threshing-mill, a block-factory, cooper's-shop, etc. At Pernaquid are lumber, grist and carding-mills, a fish-oil and scrap factory, etc. South Bristol has three oil companies, a shipyard and a lobster-canning factory. |
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