Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . buried in the yard was a young woman, thedaughter of Isaac Skinner, one of the first settlers. BRISTOL, 69 BRISTOL. Bristol was formerly a parish in the town of Farmington, hy thename of New Cambridge. It was incorporated as an independent soci-ety in 1747, and as a town in 1785. It is bounded n. by Burlington,E. by Farmington, w. by Plymouth, and s. by
Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . buried in the yard was a young woman, thedaughter of Isaac Skinner, one of the first settlers. BRISTOL, 69 BRISTOL. Bristol was formerly a parish in the town of Farmington, hy thename of New Cambridge. It was incorporated as an independent soci-ety in 1747, and as a town in 1785. It is bounded n. by Burlington,E. by Farmington, w. by Plymouth, and s. by Wolcott and South-ington. It is 5i miles in length from north to south, and 5 in surface of the town is uneven and hilly, and the soil is a gravellyloam, and considerably fertile, producing all kinds of grain, grass, andfruit common to this region. Iron and copper ore have been discoveredin some places in the limits of the township. This is a manufacturingtown, and the inhabitants are distinguished for their enterprise and in-dustry. There are at present sixteen clock factories, in which nearly100,000 brass and wooden clocks have been manufactured in a singleyear. The manufacture of buttons is also carried on in this Western view of Bristol. The principal part of the village is built at the base of a circular hill,the buildings being mostly on a road which passes round the hill, insomewhat the shape of a semicircle. The most conspicuous buildingseen in the engraving, with a small square tower, is the Methodistchurch, erected in 1335. To the right of this in the distance, and onthe summit of the hill, is seen the Congregational church. The Epis-copal church is situated on the northern descent of the hill: it is seenon the left, near the forest. The Baptist church is on the road passingby the Methodist church, a little distance to the south. This place is16J miles from Hartford, 2S from New Haven, 17 from Litchfield, and5 to the nearest point on the New Haven
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