Bristol Year in Review 1968 Highlights and Changes
A retrospective on Bristol Rhode Island in 1968 notes major gains and losses. Highlights include the YMCA pool opening, Colt State Park dedication, and a 46 acre Green Acres site purchased for wildlife and recreation. The year brought severe cold, ice bound harbor, and May floods. Anniversaries marked included St. Michael's 250th and Hydraulion Engine 125th. Other items: Fund drive surpassing its goal, Roger Williams College campus progress, Bristol Community Center, a Spanish American War Memorial dedication, new ambulance and fire engine, and the Bristol Peregrinations tour. Fires at a Hope Street block and the Metacom Avenue homestead, 4th of July success with USS Hugh Purvis, and organizational shifts in health and nursing groups. Pensioned milestones included Kaiser’s Portsmouth plant, Rev Toal departure, and a Democratic shift in town government. Economic and civic plans faced hurdles, including a dog track petition and a proposed luxury high rise. Groundbreaking for a RI Veterans Home wing, new post office fleet, and national mournings marked the year, with talk of an East Side Expressway remaining dormant. Happy New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
YMCA
Colt State Park
John H. Chafee
Green Acres
Hopeworth
Mt Hope Bay
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company
Hope Street
Wildwell
Metacom Ave
Gov. Roberts
Sal Gianola
Hugh Purvis
Benjamin Church Home For
Bristol Mig Corp
Court St
Zoning Board of Review
RI Veterans Home
Gov. Chafee
Weather And Sickness Curtail New Year Festivities 1969
New Year's Day arrived with heavy rain and cold winds as illness, chiefly Hong Kong flu, kept many indoors. A rare accident tally showed one on New Year's Eve and none on the holiday. Penn State delivered the standout football finish, winning by a point as crowds watched parades on TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Miami
Pasadena
Penn State
United Service Marks Close of St Michael s 250th Year
A united service marking St Michael s Episcopal Church Bristol closing its 250th anniversary year was held Sunday at 10 am with clergy choirs and congregations from First Congregational and First Baptist churches joining the host church. After the service a social hour occurred in Parish Hall. The Rev Charles S Pigott preached the sermon and the Rev Allen A Buund read scripture. Canon Delbert W Tildesley led prayers with opening prayer by Rev John H Peterson. The service opened with organ Prelude and choral Improvisation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Michael’s Episcopal Church
Bristol
First Congregational Church
First Baptist Church
St Michael’s
Charles S. Pigott
Congregational Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Year End Review
Bristol Community Fund
Rotary Club
Rogers Free Library
Roger Williams College
Old Church St. Armory
Bristol Community Center
Burnside Memorial
Bill
McCaughey
Colt Ambulance
Bristol Emergency Rescue Squad
Defiance Fire Company
The
Art Museum
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Pacheco and
Balzano
John Po Saviano
Poppasquash
United Service
St. Michael’s
Orgar
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