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Bristol homestead, 541 Albany Turnpike
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Known for many years as Bidwell’s Tavern, this simple Greek revival house was purchased by the Bristols in 1886 when it was River Dale Farm. Anson Bristol was a dairy farmer and grew much of his own food. He raised sheep and pigs, grew tobacco and vegetables, made butter, cured bacon and cut ice on a pond nearby. For the last several years the land has been rented to farmers who grow truck crops and maintain a farm stand.