Bristol (my town) is on a peninsula about thirteen miles southeast of
                 the capital city of Providence, Rhode Island - the smallest of the fifty states.
                Bristol's area is about 10 square miles. Thirteen miles south
                     of Bristol is the famous area of Newport - famous for the America's Cup races.
                A shipbuilding boatyard in Bristol was the construction site for
                      eight consecutive winning America's Cup yachts and World War II PT boats.

                 Bordering Bristol on the east side is Mt. Hope Bay which merges with
                Narragansett Bay on the west side at the tip of the peninsula. Bristol,
               the town, was incorporated in 1681 and is also part of Bristol County
             named for Bristol, England. It is one of the smallest counties in the
               United States. Before the arrival of British colonists, Bristol was
                     inhabited by the Wampanoag Indians which were a part of the Narragansett Tribe.

                      After the textile, manufacturing and shipbuilding industries closed in
                    Bristol it became a college town in 1969 when Roger Williams University
       established its main campus at the tip of the peninsula.

              Bristol's fame is never more evident than on the 4th of July when its
               population of 20,000 swells to near 250,000 for their annual 4th of July
                Independence Day Celebration and parade. Former residents return yearly
          just to be a part of this tradition. Bristol's July 4th Independence
           Day parade is the oldest in the United States; its first observance was
           in 1785. It is the longest continual Fourth of July celebration in the
             country featuring a 3.5 mile parade featuring thousands of marchers.