History of Burlington, Vermont / History of towns in United States

Country: United States
State: Vermont
County: Chittenden
City: Burlington
Population (2010):
• City 42,417
• Density 4,121.5/sq mi (1,581.3/km2)
• Urban 108,740 (U.S.: 285th)
• Urban density 1,760.8/sq mi (679.8/km2)
• Metro 214,796 (U.S.: 203rd)
Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located 45 miles (72 km) south of the Canada-United States border and 94 miles (151 km) south of Montreal. Its population was 42,417 according to a 2010 U.S. census estimate. Burlington is the least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous within a state.
One of the New Hampshire grants, the land that was developed as Burlington was awarded by New Hampshire colonial governor Benning Wentworth on June 7, 1763 to Samuel Willis and 63 others. In the summer of 1775, settlers began clearing land and built two or three log huts, but the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War delayed permanent settlement until after its conclusion. In 1783, Stephen Lawrence arrived with his family. The town was organized in 1785.
The War of 1812 was unpopular in Vermont and New England, which had numerous trading ties with Canada. Neither Vermont nor other New England states provided militia units or financial support. Vermont voters supported the Federalist Party, which opposed the war. At one point during the war, the U.S. had 5,000 troops stationed in Burlington, outnumbering residents and putting a strain on resources. About 500 soldiers died of disease, which was always a problem due to poor sanitation in army camps. Some soldiers were quartered in the main building at the University of Vermont, where a memorial plaque commemorates them.
In a skirmish on August 2, 1813, the British shelled Burlington. Depending on who relates the account, this is described either as a bold stroke by the British with an ineffectual response from the Americans, or a weak sally by the British, properly ignored by the Americans. The cannonade lasted for about 10 minutes and did not affect the outcome of the war. The American side was commanded by Naval Lieutenant Thomas Macdonough, later hero of the Battle of Lake Champlain.
The town's position on Lake Champlain helped it develop into a port of entry and center for trade, particularly after completion of the Champlain Canal in 1823, the Erie Canal in 1825, and the Chambly Canal in 1843. Wharves allowed steamboats to connect freight and passengers with the Rutland & Burlington Railroad and Vermont Central Railroad. Burlington became a bustling lumbering and manufacturing center and was incorporated as a city in 1865. Its Victorian era prosperity left behind much fine architecture, including buildings by Ammi B. Young, H.H. Richardson, and McKim, Mead & White.
In 1870, the waterfront was extended by construction of the Pine Street Barge Canal. This became polluted over the years and was a focus for cleanup in 2009 under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program.
Late 20th century to present
In 1978 the ice cream enterprise Ben & Jerry's was founded in Burlington in a renovated gas station. It became a national brand, with retail outlets in numerous cities.
In 2007, the city was named one of the top four "places to watch" in the United States by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
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[@Sean-i4r]

I restored the hardwood floors in the gym of the old church of St Joseph i believe. Beautiful building, one of our best here in town

[@mwdca7810]

Burlington VT.....one of the most beautiful cities, in the most beautiful state, in the USA.

[@gmx1100]

not any more

[@perrybelcourt5441]

Nothing said about how Bernie Sanders as mayor clean up the water front and support the small business farm to restaurants programs also helped clean up the state and is one of the cleanest state in America thanks Bernie Sanders

[@mhess427]

What’s he doing about all the homeless drug addicts laying around town?

[@perrybelcourt5441]

@@mhess427 governor job fool when he was a mayor of Burlington best one of the best mayors in America they way they rank mayor and the drugs Sanders didn't causes and president Reagan destroyed the education system and that why cartoon characters are around snowflake and trump family members making money in Hitler regime and trump family members making products in China and trump couldn't make money in a casino and airlines and university and needed socialist for his own business and Obama Clinton Biden trump hates Jews and Obama jailed more journalists than any other president Clintons sold uranium to Russia and China Ukraine buying uncle Joe and trump wanted to have sex with his daughter and president Joe sexually abused his own members a few of them and desantis hanging out with prostitutes and Jim Jordan protect men who abuse little boys and Matt gaetz bringing little girls across state lines and blames FBI agents and father so get facts at least Sanders pushed community health care in Vermont and employment ownership that for same business and that why Vermont is a community state Vermont doesn't like big business like Walmart and target because they sucking taxes out of Vermont when they leave and governor Scott and Sanders got rid of private prison and New York New Hampshire and some states close go to Vermont and pay higher taxes for good fresh products wines crafted beer and coffee and tea from around the world and alot of European and Quebec and Ontario come to the Democrats socialist von Trapp family lodge or the Olympic ski resort all of rich famous people in Vermont not scared of Sanders because they don't hide their money in taxhaven Delaware state China Ukraine Joe Biden and Sanders won more Hispanic voters than Obama and by not building trump wall like uncle Joe now wants to do and the Democrats rich stop senator Bernie Sanders from the nominee because they hiding their money in taxhaven and not paying taxes maybe investigate shit are you a hillbesat and Sanders Joe Rogan and Dula lipa and Neil Young said they will not vote for uncle Joe and Joe Rogan said he would vote for the Republican nominee over president Joe and Harris and Harris in California jailed more Hispanic and blacks and Asian people to fight forest fires cheaper labor facts clown you sounds like rapist Jimmy dore or Greenwald who people in Brazil and chesley Manning wants in a Brazil prison or Epstein norman the Jew who took alot of money from Epstein and said he protect the Palestinians people please with the bullshit you sounds like the view or CNN MSNBC ABC NBC lester took gun shots or chuck Todd said Sanders supporters were brown d Shits or chris matthews called Sanders supporters Hitler apologized and they said trump said bad things look who talks like you make shit up in your brain are you on illegal drugs

[@mikehawk120]

I miss my hometown, unfortunately flat landers have moved in and brought their shitty attitudes with them. They hate their no e state, but bring their home state with them. Sad.