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Burlington

2009 History
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Release : 2009
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Burlington by : Don Bolden

Download or read book Burlington written by Don Bolden. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burlington began as a railroad town, but it became known across the world as a textile center. In the 1850s, the newly formed North Carolina Railroad Company needed a maintenance facility halfway between Goldsboro and Charlotte. The location was given a generic name, Company Shops, which was simply an expression of the railroad's operation. In 1886, the shops were moved to a new location, so in 1887, people here chose a new name--Burlington--and the little town moved on. Burlington became known as the "Hosiery Center of the South," and in 1923, Burlington Mills was formed. It became the largest maker of textile products in the world and carried the name of this community around the globe. In addition to textiles, industries over the years have included aircraft, telephone components, and military radar equipment, and by the beginning of the 21st century, Burlington was home to Labcorp, the nation's second largest medical testing laboratory.

Burlington

2001 History
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Release : 2001
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Burlington by : Jean M. Martin

Download or read book Burlington written by Jean M. Martin. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located on the Farmington River, Burlington is a place of natural beauty, with five mountains and valleys filled with brooks, forests, and stone walls. Most of the area's earliest settlers came from England to Hartford and then followed the river, with its fertile banks and meadowlands, into the West Woods or Great Forest, as Burlington was known at the time. The town was incorporated in 1745 and was named Burlington in 1806. Burlington shows the faces of earlier generations of the same families who live in these hills and valleys today. It depicts the homes, barns, orchards, fields, schoolhouses, and mills when they were thriving with life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book captures the tenor of everyday situations as well as the drama of the Blizzard of 1888 and the flood of 1955.

Burlington

1999-07 History
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Release : 1999-07
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Burlington by : Mary Ann DiSpirito

Download or read book Burlington written by Mary Ann DiSpirito. This book was released on 1999-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Burlington Volume II, authors Mary Ann DiSpirito and David Robinson continue the detailed look at this intriguing Vermont city. Discovered by Samuel de Champlain in 1609, the next few centuries saw Burlington evolve from a wilderness to a small settlement, and eventually, flourish into Vermont's largest city. Situated on the shores of Lake Champlain, Burlington's waterfront area became the early center of commerce in the late eighteenth century with the rise of the lumber industry and the use of ships for transport. By 1865, when Burlington was incorporated as a city, the industries that profoundly shaped Burlington's personality were already well established--these included lumber, textiles, shipping, and the railroad, as well as higher education.

New Burlington

1976 New Burlington (Ohio)
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Release : 1976
Genre : New Burlington (Ohio)
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Book Synopsis New Burlington by : John Baskin

Download or read book New Burlington written by John Baskin. This book was released on 1976. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1970s, the quiet Ohio village of New Burlington was abandoned to allow construction of a dam.

Burlington

2004 History
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Release : 2004
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Burlington by : Michael D. Rouse

Download or read book Burlington written by Michael D. Rouse. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rural town located in Northern Kentucky, Burlington has functioned as the miniature capital city of Boone County since 1799. As the county seat, Burlington hosts all of the functions of county government, along with the businesses, schools, and churches that make it a vibrant community. Burlington now lies at the heart of one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, which has seen unprecedented growth over the last two decades. Even so, many of the elements that make Burlington such a wonderful example of a rural county seat remain evident today. The images presented here express the rich history of Burlington, which is unique in many ways but also reminiscent of a typical American small town. Collected for the first time are photographs of the institutions, places, and events that have defined life in Burlington for more than 200 years. Most important are the people who quickly left their mark on this hard-working farming community, including Kentucky's first woman sheriff, a celebrated Kentucky folk artist, and three inventors, one of whom was known as "Burlington's Cornfield Edison" and who left behind many enduring photographs of this Kentucky county seat.

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