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Bristol Celebrates Historic Milestones With Regatta And Parades
The Bristol event lineup spans Regatta Day in Bristol Harbor, bell-ringing, concerts, an Anniversary Ball, speeches by dignitaries, parades, and naval honors. President Hoover’s message is read. a 1955 programme features a Marti Gras on the common, Navy visits, and a firemen parade reflecting the town’s colonial roots tied to 1680 King Philip’s War and the Mount Hope lands settlement by Bristol’s founding figures.
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Ward L Leahy
Everett Church
Robert F Munro
Thomas J Tobin
Cordelia Merriman
Edward E Bunn
Fred Straight
George L Howe
Bristol Harbor
Wilfred Munro
Eisenhower
Bristol
George Howe
Mount Hope