Bristol, Connecticut Bristol, Connecticut Flag of Bristol, Connecticut Flag Official seal of Bristol, Connecticut Bristol is a suburban town/city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Hartford.
As of the 2010 census, the populace of the town/city was 60,477. Bristol is primarily known as the home of ESPN, whose central studios are in the city.
Bristol is also home to Lake Compounce, America's earliest functioning infamous park.
Bristol was known as a clock-making town/city in the 19th century, and is home to the American Clock & Watch Museum.
Bristol's nicknames include the "Bell City", because of a history manufacturing innovative spring-driven doorbells, and the "Mum City", because it was once a prestige in chrysanthemum manufacturing and still holds an annual Bristol Mum Festival. In 2010, Bristol was ranked 84th on Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live". In 2013, Hartford Magazine ranked Bristol as Greater Hartford's top municipality in the "Best Bang for the Buck" category.
Bristol is about 20 miles west of Hartford, 120 miles southwest from Boston, and approximately 100 miles northeast of New York City.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 26.8 square miles (69.5 km2), of which 26.4 square miles (68.4 km2) is territory and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km2), or 1.51%, is water. The town/city contains a several distinct sections, including Chippens Hill in the northwestern quarter of Bristol, Edgewood in the northeastern quarter, and Forestville, and in the southeastern quarter.
The majority of Bristol's cityscape is residentiary in character, though since 2008 there has been a push for commercial evolution in the city. The town/city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Regional Planning Organization following the closure of the Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency, the urbane planning organization for Bristol, New Britain, and encircling towns for decades. The boundaries of Forestville go from the Plainville town line, south to the Southington town line, west up to the industrialized evolution along Middle street and crosses King Street, including properties on Kingswood Drive and Bernside Drive, north up to Bristol Eastern High School, then north up to the south edge of properties on Louisiana Avenue, then to the west of properties on the west side of Brook Street and from there, goes up to commercial evolution along Farmington Avenue.
Education in Bristol is conducted using seven elementary schools (grades kindergarten through five), two middle schools (grades six, seven and eight), and two high schools.
In addition to these enhance schools, there are three private Catholic Schools, and one Lutheran School available.
Schools in Bristol Elementary schools Middle schools K-through-8 schools High schools Bingham School (closed June 2010) Chippens Hill Middle School Saint Anthony School (Closed as of 2016) Bristol Central High School Edgewood School Memorial Boulevard Middle School Closed June 2012 Saint Matthew School Bristol Eastern High School Because some of the schools are in historic buildings, new schools are being sought by the city.
Bristol's emergency medical services program has been provided by Bristol Hospital since 1977.
The Bristol, Connecticut Fire Department is a full-service fire department with five engine companies (or stations) and one fortress company.
The Bristol Board of Fire Commissioners consists of five members appointed by the Mayor who establish the major policies of the fire department. The Bristol Police Department is a full-service police department with approximately 125 sworn officers.
In 2008, the Bristol Blight Committee was disbanded in order to make way for a new committee, the Bristol Code Enforcement Committee.
This new committee has even greater powers and can now deal with both appearances and structural integrity issues of buildings in Bristol.
In addition to the Mum Festival, Bristol holds an annual street festival with a car show and a family farms weekend at Minors Farm, Shepherd Meadows and Roberts Orchard, similar to that of Southington's apple festival, all of which are held around September. The first Bristol Mum Festival began on July 7, 1962, and encompassed a parade.
The members of the Chamber of Commerce and City of Bristol officials met and instead of a list of activities to take place over six days.
Prior to 1986 the nurseries in Bristol would produce over 80,000 mum plants. In 2014, town/city leaders propel to adopt a new "brand" for the city.
Bristol has many parks: Peck, Page, Rockwell, Bracket, Barnes Nature Center, Indian Rock, Forestville Memorial and many more. The town/city is also home to Lake Compounce, the earliest continuously directed amusement park in North America, and to the New England Carousel Museum, the American Clock & Watch Museum, the Imagine Nation Children's Museum, Bristol Military Memorial Museum, Bristol Historical Society Museum and the Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum.
Bristol has one primary sports team The Bristol Blues who play home games at Muzzy Field In 2012 and 2013, the City of Bristol allowed funding for a momentous renovation universal of the historic ballpark.
Bristol hosts the Little League New England and Mid-Atlantic Regional playoffs every August at the A.
The small-town daily journal is the Bristol Press, and town news is also featured in a small weekly called the Bristol Observer.
ESPN homes its broadcast studios in Bristol on Middle Street.
Although its beginnings were in Yonkers, New York, Otis Elevator Company possesses the tallest elevator test fortress in the United States in Bristol.
According to Bristol's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city were: 3 City of Bristol & Board of Education 1,656 Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888), father of Louisa May Alcott, taught school in Bristol on two different occasions: in 1823 and, after teaching in Cheshire for a time, again in Bristol from 1827-1828.
Michelle Guerette (1980-), Olympic athlete, graduated from Bristol Central High School Senator from New Hampshire (1979 1991) was born in Bristol.
Scott Perkins (1980-), American composer, was raised in Bristol and graduated from Bristol Central High School.
Fred Lynn debuted in his experienced baseball longterm position playing for the Bristol Red Sox at Muzzy Field, a depression-era-built ballpark in Bristol.
Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Rice, who debuted with Williamsport in the New York-Penn League and then played for Winter Haven of the Florida State League, also played part of his minor league longterm position for the Bristol Red Sox.
Adrian Wojnarowski, New York Times best-selling author and NBA Columnist for Yahoo Sports and Fox Sports One was raised in Bristol and attended Bristol Central High School.
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