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Bristol, Bucks, PA
The settlement was laid out in 1697 as Buckingham near the site of William Penn’s home and was renamed in about 1700 for Bristol, England.
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- 1697 - Bristol is founded
- 1854 - Bristol
Bristol, a pleasant post-borough of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, on the Delaware river, nearly opposite Burlington, 19 miles above Philadelphia, and...Read MORE... 
Lovers Lane, Bristol, Pa.
Postcard- 1895 - Bristol
Bristol, a post-borough of Bucks co., Pa., on the Delaware River, nearly opposite Burlington, and on the New York division of the Pennsylvania...Read MORE... 
1896 - Big Hosiery Mill Burned.
Bristol, Pa., March 4. - The loss by the burning of the Providence Hosiery mill yesterday is now estimated at $125,000, but this is fully covered by...Read MORE...- 1900 - A Gasoline Explosion.
A gasoline stove exploded in the house of William Strobele, on Otter street, Tuesday noon and set fire to the kitchen room. Councilmen Headley and...Read MORE... 
Radcliff St., Bristol, Pa.
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Grundy Mills
Postcard- 1910 - Father and Child Nearly Drowned.
Herbert Hedrick, of Burlington, and Allee, his 3 year old daughter, were rescued from the icy waters of the Delaware river on Monday night. The baby...Read MORE... - 1916
Bristol, a post-borough of Bucks co., Pa., on the Delaware River, nearly opposite Burlington, and on the New York division of the Pennsylvania R., at ...Read MORE...
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Lovers Lane, Bristol, Pa.
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Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA
Radcliff St., Bristol, Pa.
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Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA
Grundy Mills
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1697 - Bristol is founded
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1854 - Bristol
Bristol, a pleasant post-borough of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, on the Delaware river, nearly opposite Burlington, 19 miles above Philadelphia, and... Read MORE...
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1895 - Bristol
Bristol, a post-borough of Bucks co., Pa., on the Delaware River, nearly opposite Burlington, and on the New York division of the Pennsylvania... Read MORE...
1896 - Big Hosiery Mill Burned.
Bristol, Pa., March 4. - The loss by the burning of the Providence Hosiery mill yesterday is now estimated at $125,000, but this is fully covered by... Read MORE...
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1900 - A Gasoline Explosion.
A gasoline stove exploded in the house of William Strobele, on Otter street, Tuesday noon and set fire to the kitchen room. Councilmen Headley and... Read MORE...
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1910 - Father and Child Nearly Drowned.
Herbert Hedrick, of Burlington, and Allee, his 3 year old daughter, were rescued from the icy waters of the Delaware river on Monday night. The baby... Read MORE...
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1916
Bristol, a post-borough of Bucks co., Pa., on the Delaware River, nearly opposite Burlington, and on the New York division of the Pennsylvania R., at ... Read MORE...
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