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Since 1762, Bristol has prospered alongside the New Haven River. Its mighty waters powered mills and hardworking farmers, entrepreneurs and shopkeepers fueled the local economy. Local author Kerry K. Skiffington describes Bristol's history through brief essays highlighting its most remarkable people and moments, from the rise of Outlook Club and the Bristol Town Band to the many floods and fires that have challenged but never broken the town. She also uncovers forgotten figures, like Dr. Francis Briggs, "known as much for his music as for his ministrations," and state representative Florence Cragen, one of many Vermont women to serve the legislature during World War II. Carefully researched and enlivened by interviews with longtime residents, Bristol, Vermont: Historically Speaking captures the essence of the town's enduring charm. Book jacket.

Preface	p. 7
Acknowledgements	p. 9
Founding Families' Legacies
The Neighborhoods	p. 11
Origins	p. 14
American Indians	p. 17
Family Names Over Time	p. 18
Old Families in Town Politics	p. 22
The Social Mix
People of Prominence	p. 25
Bristol Residents Famous in the Wider World	p. 32
Bad Boys and Bosses	p. 33
Ethnic Groups	p. 35
Structural Core: Building a Town
Streets and Roads	p. 43
Water and Utilities	p. 43
Manufacturing Begins	p. 44
Telephone and Electrical Power	p. 45
Railroads	p. 48
Religious Organizations	p. 50
Schools	p. 51
Healthcare and Medicine	p. 54
Organizations and Clubs	p. 55
The Life Cycle of a Village
Daily Routine	p. 61
The Great Depression	p. 63
Music and Entertainment	p. 66
Land Use Tales: Milk, Mills and Wood
Farms	p. 75
Rivers	p. 77
Wood	p. 80
Merchants and the Downtown	p. 85
Bristol Women at Work
On the Farm	p. 93
Teaching	p. 94
Hotel Work	p. 95
Nursing	p. 96
Boardinghouses	p. 96
Manufacturing	p. 99
Women's Work in Other Arenas	p. 100
Fire, Floods, Disaster and Death
Fires	p. 101
Floods	p. 105
Accidental Injury	p. 107
Epidemics-Scares and Outbreaks	p. 108
Death and Funerals	p. 110
Funeral Parlors and Graveyards	p. 112
Sanctions, Myths and Rituals
Values	p. 115
Sanctions	p. 122
Myths and Rituals	p. 124
Nicknames	p. 126
From Away: Incomers, Locals and Travelers
Tourists, Travelers and Visitors	p. 131
The Journey Home: How Families Came to Bristol	p. 136
My People, My Village, My Home
Controversy	p. 140
The Future Returns to the Past	p. 141
Notes	p. 149
Bibliography	p. 155
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