Bristol Historical Society
The mission of the Bristol Historical Society is to promote an interest in local history and encourage an appreciation for its importance.
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Featured Sites
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Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial |
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Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Key West, Florida |
Named after 12th president Zachary Taylor, the U. S. |
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Wright’s Chance/Queen Anne’s County Historical Society Centreville, Maryland |
Dating back to the 1700s, Wright's Chance is a Colonial period plantation house. |
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The Powder Magazine Charleston, South Carolina |
Construction began on The Powder Magazine in 1712 and was completed by 1713, making it |
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Del Webb Sun Cities Museum Sun City, Arizona |
The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the p |
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Steamship Historical Society of America East Providence, Rhode Island |
THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA was established in 1935 as a means of bring |
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Tryon Palace New Bern, North Carolina |
Tryon Palace is a modern recreation of the original palace, which served as the royal g |
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Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens Columbia, South Carolina |
One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was hom |
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Old Sturbridge Village Sturbridge, Massachusetts |
Old Sturbridge Village is the largest living history museum in New England, spanning o |
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Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area tells the whole story of the Civil War, |
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Diocese Of Helena Helena, Montana |
The Vicariate Apostolate of Nebraska was erected for Montana east of the Cascade Mounta |
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Presidio Of Monterey Museum Monterey, California |
Because of the important role of the military in Monterey between 1902 and today, the m |
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Fort Mulligan At Petersburg Petersburg, West Virginia |
Federal or Confederate troops occupied this hill and its surrounding area beginning at |
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Tank Museum Danville, Virginia |
The Tank Museum has the most extensive collection of International Tank & Cavalry a |
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Fort Mifflin On The Delaware Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Originally built in 1771 and continuously used by the U.S. |
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Fort Buford Williston, North Dakota |
Fort Buford was a United States Army base established in 1866 at the confluence of the |
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Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site Banner, Wyoming |
Visitors are invited to explore the grounds of this famous site. |
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Fort Bridger Fort Bridger, Wyoming |
It was obtained by the Mormons in the early 1850s, and then became a military outpost i |
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Bentonville Battlefield Four Oaks, North Carolina |
In addition to the fiber-optic display, Bentonville's remaining exhibits have received |
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Fort Nashborough Nashville, Tennessee |
John Donelson and James Robertson were both leading settlement parties when they establ |
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Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park Fort Plain, New York |
A significant fort during the Revolutionary War, Fort Plain in the Mohawk Valley exists |
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Kingsley Plantation Jacksonville, Florida |
The Kingsley Plantation, administered by the National Park Service, is located on Fort |
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John Marshall House Richmond, Virginia |
This temple-front, four-room plan house with an Adamesque interior has undergone remark |
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Magnolia Grove Greensboro, Alabama |
Nationally significant as the boyhood home of Spanish-American War hero and U.S. |
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Mordecai Historic Park Raleigh, North Carolina |
While at Mordecai, visitors can tour other historic structures which have been moved to |
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Sotterley Plantation Hollywood, Maryland |
The oldest remaining Tidewater plantation, Sotterley is now a National Historic Landmar |
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Bledsoe's Fort Historic Park Castalian Springs, Tennessee |
Although the original building is no longer standing, the archaeological remains of Ble |
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Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site St. Louis, Missouri |
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White Pine Village Ludington, Michigan |
Historic White Pine Village opened in 1976 and is an historic village of over twenty-fi |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Washington, District Of Columbia |
In the 19th century the C&O Canal provided jobs and opportunities for people throug |