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Bristol Hope Street Through Old Bourn Taverns to Post Office
A historical sketch traces Bristol's Hope Street from 18th century taverns and Usher and Waldron properties to the late 1800s Post Office site. It notes Bourns Tavern near the present post office, fires in 1778, ownership by Jabez Howland, Nathaniel Smith, and Captain Norris, ending with the 1857 post office opening under postmaster Hezekiah WJ Pitman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourn
Shearjashub
Squire Howe
Usher
Nathaniel Smith
YMCA
Bristol
Old Hope Street
Hope Street
State
Court Streets
Jabez Howland
State Street
Charles Street
Great Britain
Court Street
State House
Court House
Upper Bradford Street
Srin Warren
Maryéthing
Hope
Theership
S.E
Hope and
State Streets
New York
Hezekiah Usher
King Street
Bache
Our
Y.M.C.A
Edward Church
Boston
John Waldron
Prison Lane
Samuel Howland
William Wardwell
Cooper
Wm. Wardwell
Jeremiah Ingraham
King Streets
Buffington’s Pharmacy
Johni Norris
Capt. Norris
Russell Warren
Captain Norris
Ym.c
Norris House
Eliza W. Andrews
Norris
Thomas H. Shipman
Bristol Y. M. C. A
Anthony E. Thomas
Offids
Savnire
Waldron
Shear
Ray
Parson Wight
Hezekiah WJ. Pitman
Grafton W. Gardner
Ben’ Mott
Ben
Wight