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Bristol was a large sidewheel steamer launched in 1866 by William H. Webb of New York for the Merchants Steamship Company. One of Narragansett Bay's so-called "floating palaces", the luxuriously outfitted Bristol and her sister ship Providence, each of which could carry up to 1,200 passengers, were installed with the largest engines then built in the United States, and were considered to be amongst the finest American-built vessels of their era.
Both ships would spend their entire careers steaming between New York and various destinations in and around Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Bristol was eventually destroyed by a fire while in port in 1888.
Bristol and Providence owed their existence to a short-lived company known as the Merchants Steamship Company, which placed the initial order for the vessels with the Webb shipyard in about 1865. Merchants Steamship was an amalgamation of three existing Narragansett Bay shipping lines, the Commercial Line, Neptune Line and Stonington Line. The Company intended to run the two steamers between New York and Bristol, Rhode Island in competition with the Fall River Line, which ran a similar service from New York to Fall River, Massachusetts (both Lines then linking up to railway lines that continued on to Boston).
Bristol was first settled in 1681 as Buckingham (for Buckingham, England). It was originally used as a port and dock. Bristol is rich in history, boasting many historic and restored houses that line the streets of Radcliffe and Mill.
From its earliest days Bristol was a center of milling. With the building of the Delaware Canal and the Pennsylvania Railroad it became a center of transportation and an attractive location for industry.
The BristolHeraldCourier reported there would be improvements at railroad crossings ... The Bristol Herald Courier reported on what could have easily turned out to be tragic news ... The Bristol NewsBulletin informed readers about a tourism promotion meeting ... The Bristol News Bulletin, with a Johnson City dateline, gave an update of a student walkout.
On Tuesday evening, the government announced it would be up to schools and colleges to decide whether to continue with tests ... Maksymilian Wisniowski, 16, lives with his parents – who are both key workers – as well as his grandparents in Bristol. Last night, he was told he would still have to come in for his tourism BTEC exam ... Related... .
State Sen. Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol, is sponsoring legislation to promote local tourism and expand opportunities for craft brewers to distribute their beer in the region. That includes a bill calling on the state to erect additional signage to direct off-roaders to recreational opportunities at Doe Mountain in Johnson County... 12 ... “That’s unacceptable.”.
As part of the city’s initiatives, the Chamber has sent a survey to all Steamboat businesses with connections to tourism — restaurants, retail, outdoor rental equipment and any other businesses attracting visitors ...Bristol said the Chamber is also looking at increasing wildfires and how they can impact summer tourism.
Army Corps of Engineers rejected a permit for the massive Pebble Mine proposal near Alaska’s Bristol Bay that would have threatened a key salmon fishery and other natural resources ... The proposed mine site is about 200 miles southwest of Anchorage, on land with runoff that eventually reaches Bristol Bay.
Army Corps of Engineers rejected a permit for the massive Pebble Mine proposal near Alaska’s Bristol Bay that would have threatened a key salmon fishery and other natural resources ... The headwaters of Bristol Bay and the surrounding fishery are too unique and fragile to take any chances with.
The tourism bureau will move to smaller offices across the street. The official tourism bureau of Newport and Bristol counties is departing its headquarters after 32 years on America’s CupAvenue... A down tourism year ... Tourism in 2020 was down in Newport and Bristol counties, but it was not as drastic as expected, according to Smith.