BRISTOL, R.I. — In July 1785, the citizens of this waterfront town assembled to heap praise on their newly minted nation and to thank God for helping them survive a fierce assault by the British during the Revolutionary War.
Rhode Island town boasts longest-running July Fourth festival
Thursday, July 2, 2009 | 8:40 p.m. CDT;
updated 10:57 p.m. CDT, Thursday, July 2, 2009
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