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Bristol Seaport Heritage and Rubber Plant Dominant
A feature on Bristol highlighting its coastal wealth and history from colonial seaport roots to the 20th century rubber industry. It notes the National Rubber Company plant on Wood Street, its shift to canvas rubber footwear, the plant’s payroll growth, and Bristol’s enduring civic and economic vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Byfield
John Walley
Stephen Burton
Nathaniel Oliver
Bristol
John de Wolf
Ambrose E. Burnside
Eihinheste Va Burnside Rifle Company
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
National Rubber Company
Providence
Wood Street
United States Rubber Company