Bristol

by Sonya a Haskins, George Stone, Sonya A. Haskins, et al.

Book Overview

Images of America: Bristol celebrates the history of the town known as A Good Place to Live.

Joseph A. Anderson bought land on the Virginia-Tennessee border from his father-in-law, Rev. James King, and founded Bristol in 1852. Just four years later, the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad came to Bristol, and the town became a major trading center of the Appalachian region. During the Civil War, Bristol was a vital railway link between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738541672
• ISBN13: 9780738541679
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.3" x 9.5"