BRISTOL HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

THE BRISTOL HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION WILL BE PARKING VEHICLES FOR RHYTHM & ROOTS!

SEPTEMBER 19-21, 2025

VIP 3-DAY RESERVED PARKING

$75 per vehicle for the entire weekend

No price increase from last year! Come and go without fear of losing your parking place!

Parking attendant present 11 AM-8 PM

Reservations are now being accepted

Send a check made out to BHA for each parking space needed (include your email address

and phone number!) to:

BHA Parking c/o Amy Hopper

133 Spanish Oak Rd, Bristol, TN 37620

You will receive an email acknowledgement of your payment with instructions as to how to claim your parking space. For more information and to share your arrival time, text 423-341-5270

Spaces are limited and are reserved on a first paid basis.

Additional lots are available this year at

Graybar Electric and Alpha Natural

(corner of Anderson St. and MLK Blvd.)

All proceeds benefit the

Bristol Historical Association

www.bristolhistoricalassociation.com

Thank you for your support!

Bristol Historical Association Receives Virginia Humanities Grant

The Bristol Historical Association recently received a Virginia Humanities grant, administered by UVA Wise, in the amount of $5,000.00. The grant will be used to acquire old surveying equipment and other items relevant to this area in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, as well as cases and frames in which to display both the objects purchased as well as artifacts discovered on the property that can be dated throughout the time the property was occupied by the Preston family, including a 1767 Irish coin. The exhibits will be available for public viewing at BHA's office on Sixth Street until they are transferred to the Robert Preston House near Exit 7 once the house is open for public visitors. The Bristol Historical Association is nearing completion of a years-long restoration project for the Robert Preston house. Robert Preston was an important figure in the settlement and development of this area. He was the

first surveyor in Washington County, Virginia, having received his commission from then governor

Thomas Jefferson. The Bristol Historical Association is honored to be able to use these funds to help preserve history important to our area.

Historic Sites.

History is told through the buildings and homes in a city. The Bristol Historical Association promotes an interest in the history of Bristol by designating properties with historical significance. A generous contribution from Mr. William W. “Bud” Walling financed the cost of the first twenty-five plaques. Much credit is due to the late Mr Walling for his vital part in the promotion of the Landmark Designation program.

Are you interested in applying for a Landmark Marker for your historical building? If so, please complete the Historical Landmark Marker Application Form.