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Bristol is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Center City in Philadelphia opposite Burlington, New Jersey, on the Delaware River. Bristol was settled in 1681 and first incorporated in 1720.
Bristol Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 54,582 at the 2010 census , making it the 13th largest municipality in the state . Bristol Township, along with Bristol Borough , is a cultural hub for Lower Bucks County, hosting celebrations of African and Latino heritage.
A Quaker settlement soon grew near the ferry, and in 1697 residents petitioned the Provincial Council to establish the community as the third town in the Pennsylvania Colony. The Bristol Friends Meetinghouse, built in 1711-1714 and partially reconstructed in 1728, is still standing and represents this era of the town's history.
Bristol Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located at Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses nine contributing buildings in a wholly industrial area of Bristol. It includes the Keystone Mill (1877, 1903), Star Mill (1880), Wilson & Fenimore Walpaper Factory (1882), and Peirce and William Planing Mill (1891).
Since its inception in 1947, four of the seven Pennsylvania teams to compete in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania have come from Bucks County: Morrisville , Levittown American (1960 and 1961), and Council Rock-Newtown . Two of these squads, Morrisville and Levittown (1960), went on to win the World Series title.
St. James was the first church in Bristol [5]: 7 (the third-oldest town in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and Chester) and the only Episcopal church in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for 119 years. Under the leadership of the Rev. George W. Ridgely (rector from 1830–1832), St. James helped establish mission churches at Hulmeville (Grace) and ...
The Grundy Mills Complex or Bristol Worsted Mills, which is located in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, includes thirteen textile mill buildings that were erected by the William H. Grundy Co. between 1876 and 1930. This complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]
The Harriman Historic District is located in the northern section of Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States.It is a 17-acre (6.9 ha) residential area with 109 buildings, mostly houses, and the local secondary school.