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Gazetteer of Vermont
by John Hayward
pub: Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 
     114 Washington Street, Boston - 1849
     
        pg 35-36
        
        BRISTOL
        
        Addison Co., About one third of this town lies 
        entirely west of the Green Mountains, and is 
        very level, rich, and productive. The remainder 
        of the town is broken, and a considerable part 
        incapable of cultivation. A considerable mountain 
        extends through the town, from north to south. 
        That part of it north of the Great Notch, through
        which New Haven River passes, is called the Hog 
        Back, and that on the south is called South Mountain. 
        A part of the latter was formerly much infested with 
        rattle snakes. New Haven River enters this town from 
        the south-east, and, before it reaches the centre of 
        the town, receives Baldwin Creek from the north. 
        After passing the Notch and Bristol village, it runs
        some distance nearly south, and then turns to the west 
        into New Haven. There are three natural ponds here;
        the largest, called Bristol Pond, is a mile and a 
        half long and three fourths of a mile wide. In the 
        west part of the town is a spring which is slightly
        medicinal, and is sometimes visited. There is a bed 
        of iron ore in the part of the town next to Monkton, 
        and there have been several forges here. Most of the 
        ore which is used here is brought from Monkton, and 
        from a bed in Moriah, N. York, west of Lake Champlain. 
        This town furnishes large quantities of sawed lumber, 
        which are sent to market. 
        
        The village is near the 
        centre of the town, upon New Haven River, immediately
        after it passes the Notch in the mountain. It is very 
        pleasantly located. The greater part of it is watered
        by an aqueduct nearly 400 rods in length, laid in water 
        lime.

        Boundaries. North by Monkton and Starksboro', cast by 
        Lincoln: and Starksboro', south by Middlebury and
        Avery's Gore, and west by New Haven
        
        First Settlers. The settlement of this town was commenced 
        immediately after the revolutionary war, by SAMUEL STEWART 
        and EDEN JOHNSON. These were soon joined by BENJAMIN GRIS-
        WOLD, CYPRIAN, CALVIN, and JONATHAN EASTMAN, JUSTUS ALLEN, 
        and others.
        
        First Minister. The first ordained minister was the REV.
        AMOS STEARNS.
        
        Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 1,524 bushels; Indian
        corn, 6,300 bushels; potatoes, 25,150 bushels; hay, 2,252
        tons; maple sugar, 9,500 pounds; wool, 11,800 pounds.
        
        Distances. Twenty-five miles south-west from Montpelier,
        and eleven north from Middlebury. The Northern Railroad
        passes near this town.
        
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