Bristol

Bristol, (1) a town of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River, 20 miles NNE. of Philadelphia by rail or river. Here is the terminus of the Delaware Canal from Easton (Pa.), and a line of steamboats also connects the town with Philadelphia. It has a foundry, and manufactures of machinery, flour, felt, worsted, and furniture. Pop. 6553.—(2) A port of entry and capital of Bristol county, Rhode Island, on Narragansett Bay, 15 miles SSE. of Providence by rail, with shipbuilding and sugar-refining, and manufactures of cotton and rubber goods. Pop. 5463.