| Bristol, Indiana is a short drive off Exit 101 of the 80/90 Toll Road (Main Street of the Mid-West) that runs from Chicago, Illinois to the west Ohio border. �� |  |
| If you turn left from the Toll Road (heading South on Indiana State Highway 15), you will drive into the heart of downtown.Turn right at the stop light and you'll be on Bristol's main street, although it's named "Vistula," and is also known as Indiana State Highway 120. |
| Here, on the banks of the once-mighty
St. Joseph River, Bristol's simple buildings stand as a monument to the Indiana of nearly
one hundred and seventy years ago.� The population of this small community ranged between 500 and 700 from 1850 to 1950, but� increased to 900 in 1960, and then to 1,110 in 1970.� Now, there are about 1,300 enthusiastic citizens, a number that has remained steady the last few years.� Residents consider their peaceful way of life one of the area's best kept secrets.� For tourists, Bristol remains a friendly stop on the highway to somewhere else.� But it is a pleasant place to visit and linger among the many landmarks that showcase a way of life that once dominated the American lifestyle. � Today, in most places, that way of life is just a memory; but in Bristol, you can still catch a glimpse of what small town life used to be.� It's well worth the trip. |
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