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  Bristol, Rhode Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bristol is a town in Rhode Island and the county seat of Bristol County.
Bristol's diverse heritage is influced by a strong Portuguese-American presence, mostly Azorean, and Italian-American.
Bristol is situated on 10.1 square miles of a peninsula (the smaller sub-peninsula on the west is called Poppasquash), with Narragansett Bay on its west and Mount Hope Bay on its east.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bristol,_Rhode_Island   (1002 words)

  
 Preserve America Community: Bristol, Rhode Island
Bristol is a moderate-sized town with a population of 22,000 on the eastern side of Narragansett Bay, 12 miles south of Providence, Rhode Island.
Bristol is one of Rhode Island’s most historic communities—its 18th- and 19th-century town center is well preserved, and much of its waterfront retains the character of a port town.
Bristol is also the cultural center for Bristol County, home to eight museums and Roger Williams University, as well as a center for several shipbuilding companies with local and international reputations for quality and workmanship.
www.preserveamerica.gov /3-18-04PAcommunity-bristolRI.html   (462 words)

  
 Luxury real estate for sale in Bristol, Rhode Island.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bristol is the cultural center for Bristol County as it is home to eight fine museums and Roger Williams University.
Bristol played its role in stimulating the triangular trade with the operation of five distilleries' which produced a steady supply of rum, the barter of human cargo.
Bristol's reign as the yacht-building capital of the world is recalled with displays of 60 historic yachts, steam engines, fittings, photographs and memorabilia of the unique accomplishments of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.
www.rhode-island-luxury-homes.com /real_estate_bristol_rhode_island.html   (4219 words)

  
 Independence Day in Bristol, Rhode Island
Bristol had no Independence Day celebration in 1778 because that year British redcoats and fur-hatted Hessians marched through the town, burning thirty buildings before sailing back to their base at Newport.
Bristol police are joined by police from other communities to enforce the rules and deal with crowds.
Bristol's Independence Day is a homecoming time when widely scattered sons and daughters return with their children, flying in from Texas or California to take part in traditional events.
usinfo.state.gov /usa/holidays/july4/mccabe.htm   (1798 words)

  
 Bristol, South Sandwich Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bristol Island is a compound volcano, made of several overlapping stratovolcanoes.
Bristol Island is large (9 by 7 miles/14 by 12 km) and mostly ice covered.
Havfruen Peak, on the east side of the island, has layers of cinders probably from an eruption in 1956, which produced glowing jets of material 600-900 feet (200-300m) above the volcano.
volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/south_america/bristol.html   (85 words)

  
 Bristol Harbor Design Group - Full Service Yacht Design   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bristol, Rhode Island, August 19, 2003 - Rhode Island naval architecture firm, Bristol Harbor Design Group (BHDG), provided naval architecture and marine engineering support for the Krogen Express 52, which is to be christened in Maryland this week.
Bristol Harbor Design Group, a division of Bristol Harbor Group, Inc., is located at 103 Poppasquash Road, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809.
Bristol, Rhode Island, January 18, 2002 - Bristol Harbor Design Group recently hired Stuart Montgomery to join the design team, where he is currently focused on the company's deck barge projects.
www.bristolharborgroup.com /design/news_dg.html   (664 words)

  
 Firs Queen of Bristol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bristol, Rhode Island, the eldest daughter of the British Bristol, has an area of 21 square miles and a population of 25,000.
Bristol, England was founded in the year 1050, incorporated as a town in 1155, and became progressively famous because of its commerce and navigation.
According to the 1990 census, 78% of Bristol's population is of Portuguese origin.
www.apol.net /dightonrock/firs_queen_of_bristol.htm   (2520 words)

  
 Huckleberry Stone Supply
Bristol Island River Flats are naturally washed river flats with natural earth tones including greys, greens and browns.
Bristol Island 6" to 12" River Rock is naturally washed river rock with natural earth tones.
Bristol Island 6" - 9" River Rock is naturally washed river rock with natural earth tones.
www.huckleberrystone.com /products/index.php?cat_id=42   (310 words)

  
 Rhode Island Postal History - The DeWolf Family of Bristol, RI - Part 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
DeWolf family of Bristol, Rhode Island were by far the most active family in the trade.
Over 33 percent of the slave voyages originating in Rhode Island were carried out after the trade was outlawed in 1808.
The slave trade in Rhode Island was not simply limited to supplying slaves to the south and the Caribbean.
rhodeisland-philatelic.com /rhodeisland/stampless66b.htm   (813 words)

  
 Preserve Bristol - Bristol, Rhode Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Preserve Bristol is working with Roger Williams University to spread the word on their event/speaker schedule.
Our mission is to maintain and protect the unique social, environmental and economic character of Bristol to ensure the quality of life for its residents.
Donations to Preserve Bristol are used to provide experts and consultants to inform the community on issues relating to its mission.
www.preservebristol.org   (243 words)

  
 Bristol, RI News
Two small Massachusetts banks that have looked to Rhode Island for growth in recent years announced yesterday that they are merging.
This completes an earlier insider story which took you to Hall Spars in Bristol, Rhode Island in the USA where the rigs are built Hear from mast designer Kirst Feddersen, rig specialist Murray Jones and chief...
The Rhode Island Republican Party has accused state Rep. Raymond E. Gallison Jr., D-Bristol, of violating the state ethics code through his paid employment with a nonprofit organization that is primarily...
www.topix.net /city/bristol-ri   (676 words)

  
 Bristol Rhode Island's Fourth of July Celebration
The Bristol Fourth of July Committee presents its 57th Annual Orange Crate Derby.
Drivers should be between the ages of 7 and 14, be a resident of Bristol, RI, and all drivers are required to wear a helmet with a chin strap.
The Bristol Fourth of July Committee is proud to present the 17th Fourth of July Drum and Bugle Corps Competition, the Summer Music Preview.
www.july4thbristolri.com   (796 words)

  
 Bristol FAQ alt.bristol v. 0.1 (modified 01/08/1999)
This group, alt.bristol, is not intended to replace or supercede the possible group uk.local.bristol that may be created some day - if people prefer to use that, then this may well become defunct.
Half the population have Bristols, which is something that the other half is also pleased about, these can also be discussed here, though they could be discussed in alt.bristols.
Bristols are also fine motorcars, clearly this is the place to discuss them as well.
www.faqs.org /faqs/places/uk/bristol   (1015 words)

  
 American Whitewater - NWRI - Pemigewasset Ayers Island dam (Bristol) to Coolidge
>NWRI - Pemigewasset Ayers Island dam (Bristol) to Coolidge
Note: The weekend of August 18, 19, and 20th 2006 is the scheduled Merrimack Valley Paddlers Pig Roast and whitewater rodeo.
At the put in it would be best to drop the boats off at the parking area at the base of the dam then driving them back up and parking near the baseball field where it will be more visible to the public.
www.americanwhitewater.org /rivers/id/1178   (1564 words)

  
 Bristol, Rhode Island
Bristol is famous for its Fourth of July parade, the longest-standing Independence Day parade in the US.
Of special note is the Coggeshall Farm museum, Colt State Park, the Bristol Ferry lighthouse, the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, the Blytheworld Mansion, the East Bay Bike Path, Roger Williams University, the Herreshoff Marine Museum, and Mount Hope.
Blithewold is a 33 acre estate in Bristol, Rhode Island - a spectacular property with lawns and gardens sweeping down to Narragansett Bay.
riroads.com /archive/bristol.htm   (715 words)

  
 NASDVA.COM - RHODE ISLAND
Applications for the Rhode Island Veterans' Home are processed by and admissions are arranged through this unit.
Applications for the Rhode Island Veterans' Cemetery are processed by and arranged through this unit.
The Rhode Island state veteran population is approximately 111,000.
www.nasdva.com /rhodeisland.html   (406 words)

  
 Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal | Rhode Island News | Bristol
The result of Antinucci's exhaustive work is Bristol: Beyond Beautiful, a coffee-table book of more than 300 of his favorite photographs that he is publishing himself and designed with his daughter-in-law Julie B. Antinucci.
All the while, he kept coming back to Bristol to visit his parents and his wife's family.
He was bragging to friends in Maryland about Bristol, and they asked whether he could show them a book of photographs of the town.
www.projo.com /ri/bristol/content/projo_20060727_bljoea27.34fb700.html   (1166 words)

  
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To view all the Bristol commercial properties for sale and for lease and to access hundreds of thousands of other commercial properties for sale and for lease in Bristol and throughout the U.S. and Canada, become a LoopNet member today.
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LoopNet also attracts the largest community of Bristol commercial real estate professionals with more than 1.5 million members comprised of brokers, corporate executives, service providers, and more than 700,000 buyers, tenants and other principals throughout the U.S. and Canada.
www.loopnet.com /xNet/MainSite/ContentIndexPages/Rhode-Island/Bristol   (278 words)

  
 Bristol RI, Discover Bristol, Bristol RI, Herreshoff Marine Museum, Mount Hope Farm, Baypoint Inn, Audubon ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Of course summer heralds the internationally acclaimed Newport Jazz Festival, as well as Bristol's 4th of July Celebration, where we play host to the oldest continuous Fourth of July celebration in the country.
Early December in Bristol is also special, with the Grand Illumination — where downtown becomes alive with thousands of Christmas lights.
If the outdoors is your passion, explore Bristol and the rest of Rhode Island with Outside New England.
www.bristolharborinn.com /Discover_Bristol.cfm   (327 words)

  
 Bristol Rhode Island Accommodations Yacht New England - Brick Waterfront Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The house overlooks Bristol Harbor and is adjacent to a 350 acre park and a 20 mile bike path.
Harbour Oaks is adjacent to Colt Park, and the beginning of the 20-mile Bike Path, which runs along the water from Bristol to Providence and convenient to the Bristol Yacht Club.
Bristol is one of the oldest towns in Rhode Island and one of the most picturesque.
www.vrbo.com /13911   (782 words)

  
 RICH Web site -Rhode Island Dialogues - Bristol
Many citizens and friends of Bristol are involved in the numerous groups that over the years have promoted the thoughtful development of the city.
With its 17th century town plan intact, downtown Bristol has broad tree-lined streets, a waterfront landscape, and many houses with information plaques that attest to nearly 400 years of Rhode Island and national history.
A spirited discussion ensued on whether Bristol considers itself a "college town" and what that description means for both sides of the "town/gown" equation.
www.uri.edu /rich/dia_bristol.htm   (418 words)

  
 Luxury Collection Vienna Hotels: Hotel Bristol - Hotel Rooms at luxury.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Located in the heart of Vienna and right opposite to the Vienna State Opera, Hotel Bristol has been an elegant meeting point for the city's cultural and business life for more than 100 years.
Named one of the "Top 75 Hotels in Europe" by Condé Nast Traveler in 2006, we are a symbol of the world's finest hospitality and impeccable service.
Hotel Bristol offers Vienna's most exclusive salons for business arrangements and meetings and the noble elegance of the city's most gifted musicians can still be felt during your private banquet or wedding.
www.westin.com /bristol   (369 words)

  
 Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal | Rhode Island News | Bristol
BRISTOL -- Local voters in the Nov. 7 general election will have a chance to register their views on pursuing a plan for harnessing wind power in town.
BRISTOL -- Since he was first voted onto the Town Council in 1988, Richard Ruggiero has been a fixture on the governing board, winning reelection eight times in succession and serving as its chairman for the past dozen years.
BRISTOL -- Town officials said last night that a proposed $15-million bond issue would allow them to take care of a host of long-awaited infrastructure improvements over the next few years that they otherwise wouldn't have the money to complete.
www.projo.com /ri/bristol/content/?ln   (441 words)

  
 Bristol County, Rhode Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
About 4.40% of families and 6.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.20% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.
Barrington · Bristol · Burrillville · Charlestown · Coventry · Cumberland · East Greenwich · Exeter · Foster · Glocester · Hopkinton · Jamestown · Johnston · Lincoln · Little Compton · Middletown · Narragansett · New Shoreham (Block Island) · North Kingstown · North Providence · North Smithfield · Portsmouth · Richmond · Scituate · Smithfield · South Kingstown · Tiverton · Warren · West Greenwich · West Warwick · Westerly
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bristol_County,_Rhode_Island   (442 words)

  
 NICHOLAS ARRUDA v TOWN OF BRISTOL - Legal Case Documents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The individual who is of the age of majority who wishes to receive a tattoo, and an who is operating a tattoo parlor in Bristol, Rhode Island, challenge the of a Bristol ordinance that prohibits the practice of the art of tattooing on who are under the age of twenty-one (21) years old.
The plaintiffs allege that is an art form and that the acts of creating and wearing tattoo art are forms of expression protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 21 of the Rhode Island Constitution.
And, as to the individual who seeks the tattoo, the prohibition is violative of his substantive due process, privacy equal protection rights in violation of the United States Constitution.
www.legalcasedocs.com /120/254/272.html   (496 words)

  
 Bristol Rhode Island Morgage Rates (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bristol Rhode Island Morgage Rates are in a constant state of flux.
Bristol Rhode Island is a great place to live.
Calculating morgages in Bristol Rhode Island can be tricky though so make sure you do your research before you refinance your morgage.
morgage.knowledgeinc.net.cob-web.org:8888 /Bristol-Rhode%20Island-Morgage-Rates.html   (108 words)

  
 Bristol Rhode Island, About the Inn, Thames Street Landing, Point Pleasant Inn, Kayak Rentals, East Bay Bike Path, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bristol Harbor Inn is the central feature of the newly restored waterfront complex called Thames Street Landing.
Once Bristol's center of commerce and maritime activity, the historic buildings of Bristol Harbor Inn were formerly the home of the Historic Bank of Bristol (1797), the DeWolf Rum Distillery (1800) and the Wardwell Coal and Lumber Building.
Bristol Harbor Inn is a unique and special property - not a chain hotel.
www.bristolharborinn.com /About_the_Inn.cfm   (236 words)

  
 Bristol RI - Bristol Rhode Island hotels restaurants articles — ExploreNewEngland.com
Bristol RI - Bristol Rhode Island hotels restaurants articles — ExploreNewEngland.com
BRISTOL, R.I. Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the country (with the longest official name: "State of Rhode...
If You Go: Bristol, R.I. How to get there Bristol is about 42 miles, or an hour's drive, south of Boston.
www.explorenewengland.com /travel?state_name=rhode_island&town_name=bristol   (52 words)

  
 Bristol County Homes for Sale. Real Estate in Bristol County, Rhode Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Click on the Bristol cities that you are interested in or search all Real Estate in Bristol County:
Cape with almost 2,000 sq feet of living space, center Island with granite...
So whether you are wondering what your home value is, looking for an agent to help you buy or sell your real estate, or just looking to browse properties in your area, it's all right here.
www.homes.com /Real_Estate/RI/County/BRISTOL   (321 words)

  
 Bristol Rhode Island Bed & Breakfast - Bristol Bed and Breakfast Inns Hotels Accommodations Accomodations Lodging ...
Bristol is located midway between Providence and Newport, as well as Mystic Ct. and Cape Cod.
Bed and Breakfast travelers can enjoy this quintessential New England walking town, which is located on the Bristol Harbor, a finger of the Naraggansett Bay.
On a hillside overlooking Bristol Harbour, surrounded by the Narragansett Bay… Point Pleasant Inn is located on Poppasquash Point, a peninsula located in Bristol, Rhode Island.
www.ibbp.com /obb/risland/bristol.html   (163 words)

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