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[Building at the corner of Wood and Market Streets opposite from Bristol Fire Company No. 1]

Item

Dublin Core

Identifier

7.13c.103

Description

The building dates back before the American Revolutionary War. It has been said that American officers from that war stayed in this building for a while. We (Harold and Carol Mitchener) know that the Friends Meeting House (Quaker) at Market and Wood Streets was built in 1711 and served as a temporary hospital for American troops during that war.

Date

Undated

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Citation

“[Building at the corner of Wood and Market Streets opposite from Bristol Fire Company No. 1],” Grundy Archive, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archive.grundylibrary.org/items/show/2148.