Birthplace of BristolThe town of Bristol was planned and laid out by Joseph Rhea Anderson in 1852. Development began on this site in 1853 with the erection of Anderson's c... [click for more]
Birthplace of Country MusicBirthplace of Country Music
Bristol, Tennessee ? Virginia
Bristol has long been known as a hub for... [click for more]
Bristol Municipal StadiumBristol Municipal Stadium is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Bristol SessionsBristol Sessions
July 25 through August 5, 1927
In 1927 Ralph Peer, a record producer with the Vict... [click for more]
Bristol Virginia-Tennessee Slogan SignBristol Virginia-Tennessee Slogan Sign is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Confederate HospitalOn this site was formerly located the Bristol general Confederate Hospital. It was housed in the former Exchange Hotel erected in 1858 (later known as... [click for more]
East Hill CemeteryEast Hill Cemetery
Historic Burying Ground
During the Civil War, Bristol was a strategic location ... [click for more]
Evan Shelby’s Fort This fort was erected on high ground about two blocks south, in 1771, for protection of the pioneer settlers. From it went forces to the battles of P... [click for more]
Evan Shelby Born in Wales, 1719, he came here about 1771. A veteran of Braddock's Campaign and Lord Dunmore's War, he commanded a successful expedition against t... [click for more]
First Ironworks 1/2 mile north, in 1784, Col. James King, Revolutionary veteran who was at Yorktown, built an ironworks at the mouth of Steel's Creek. A later associ... [click for more]
First National Bank of BristolFirst National Bank of Bristol is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Founder of BristolErected in 2010 in honor of Joseph Rhea Anderson (1819-1888) who founded the original Town of Bristol, Virginal/Tennessee in 1852. Both sides of the t... [click for more]
Historic Downtown BristolHistoric Downtown Bristol
Bristol, Tennessee - Virginia
Birthplace of Country Music
Bristol ha... [click for more]
Jimmie RodgersJimmie Rodgers, known as The Singing Brakeman and the Blue Yodeler, was born in Meridian, Mississippi on September 8, 1897. After working as a brakema... [click for more]
Jonesboro TurnpikeIt crosses the highway here. Originally a branch of the Great War and Trading Path, it was later an important route from Virginia to the west. The fir... [click for more]
Paramount Theatre and Office BuildingParamount Theatre and Office Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Pemberton Mansion and OakUnder the massive oak 0.3 mile SW, Col. John Pemberton assembled his command in late September, 1780, for service against the British. Joined by units... [click for more]
Ralph S. Peer (1892 - 1960)Ralph S. Peer was born in 1892 in Independence, Missouri. He grew up in the record business, working in the shop where his father sold phonographs and... [click for more]
Shelby’s FortGeneral Evan Shelby erected a fort here in 1771 that sheltered and protected pioneers and sent victorious forces to the battles of Point Pleasant, Lon... [click for more]
The Bristol Municipal StadiumThe Bristol Municipal Stadium
The Stone Castle
The Bristol Municipal Stadium was built with funds... [click for more]
U.S. Post Office-Shelby Street StationU.S. Post Office-Shelby Street Station is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
