Bristol, Connecticut<\/h3>
Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 20 miles (32\u00a0km) southwest-west of Hartford. The city is also 120 miles southwest from Boston, and approximately 100 miles northeast of New York City. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 60,477.[2]<\/p>
Bristol is best known as the home of ESPN, whose central studios are in the city. Bristol is also home to Lake Compounce (1846), America's oldest continuously operating theme park. Bristol was known as a clock-making city in the 19th century, and is home to the American Clock & Watch Museum. For silver enthusiasts, Bristol is also known as the site of the former American Silver Company and its predecessor companies (1851\u20131935).[4][5]<\/p>
In 2010, Bristol was ranked 84th on Money magazine's \"Best Places to Live\".[7] In 2013, Hartford Magazine ranked Bristol as Greater Hartford's top municipality in the \"Best Bang for the Buck\" category.\n<\/p>
Originally, Bristol was within the boundaries of Farmington, Connecticut, which was incorporated in 1645. This deed was confirmed by another deed in 1650.[9] The first actual settler of Bristol was Daniel Brownson, who built a house near West Street, but did not stay in the area very long. The first permanent settler was Ebenezer Barnes, who the next year built a home on King Street. Also in 1728, Nehemiah Manross arrived from Lebanon, and built a house north of Barnes Street, on the west side of King Street. The following year the first settlement arrived in what is now known as East Bristol when Nathaniel Messenger of Hartford and Benjamin Buck of Southington bought land and built houses along King Street.\n<\/p><\/div>\n