Even old-timers said they could barely remember the last time Bristol Borough was as packed full of people as it was this Labor Day.
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Starting around 3 p.m. Monday, a group of Budweiser Clydesdales with an old-time carriage filled with cases of beer and a dalmatian dog made its way down Farragut Avenue, Pond Street and Historic Mill Street before stopping for spectators in the Mill Street Parking Lot.
“This was just fantastic,” said Lorraine Fitzgerald of Burlington County, New Jersey. “The horses are massive and looked gorgeous coming down the main street.”
The event was brought to the town by Bristol Borough: Raising the Bar and Gretz Beer Company of Montgomery County. Gretz Marketing Director Joe Morris, a former Bristolian, rode on the carriage through the town and helped deliver ceremonial cases of Budweiser to the Bristol Moose Lodge, Pines Tavern, Apollo Pizza, Borough Pub, Phinny Magee’s, Mill Street Cantina and the King George II Inn.
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Police cars, the borough’s fire departments and the Bucks County Rescue Squad along with a group of volunteers escorted the Budweiser caravan through the town.
Borough Chief of Police Steve Henry said the entire caravan route was packed with people.
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No firm estimate on the amount of spectators – who came from Bristol and as far away as Allentown – was available at the end of the event. However, the streets were packed with what appeared to be tens of thousands of people.
“This is a day to remember, guys,” a father told his kids at the base of Mill Street while the horses came past. “We can tell mom when we get home.”
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— Cbirdz (@Catbirdzz) September 5, 2016
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— DelawareValleyNews (@DelValNews) September 5, 2016
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@Doug_R57 Budweiser Clydesdales came to the Bristol waterfront park. pic.twitter.com/webGuhZNIq
— Tammy Gail (@TammyG524) September 5, 2016
3 PM @budweiser Clydesdales in Bristol. #budweiserclydesdales #bristol #pa #thisbudsforyo… https://t.co/k7AFObxuqw pic.twitter.com/LuhvoP7sNi
— Joe Morris (@jspeedymorris22) September 5, 2016
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