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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Burlington, Vermont, USA

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 19th century

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19th century

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  • 1801 - Vermont Sentinel newspaper begins publication.[5]
  • 1802 - Court house built.[4]
  • 1804 - Grasse Mount built, now a campus building of the University of Vermont
  • 1810 - Population: 1,690.[6]
  • 1813 - August 2: Town besieged by British forces.
  • 1815 - September: University of Vermont begins operating again.[2]
  • 1816 - Unitarian Church built.
  • 1823 - Methodist Episcopal Church established.[7]
  • 1825 - LaFayette visits town.[2]
  • 1826 - Champlain Transportation Company founded.[8]
  • 1827
  • 1829
    • Lyman block built.[2]
    • Burlington High School and Burlington Fire Company incorporated.[10]
  • 1830 - Episcopal Society of Burlington founded.[8]
  • 1834 - Baptist church established.[11]
  • 1842 - Burlington Mechanics' Institute founded.[12]
  • 1845 - Winooski Mill Company established.[4]
  • 1847
    • E. & E. Lyman in business.[2]
    • Commercial Bank of Burlington and Burlington Savings Bank chartered.[2]
  • 1848 - Central Vermont Railway began operating (until 1995).[1]
  • 1849
  • 1852 - Burlington Lyceum founded.[12]
  • 1853 - Medical College established as part of the University of Vermont.[2]
  • 1854
    • Town Hall built.[4]
    • Vermont Episcopal Institute incorporated.[2]
  • 1856 - Van Sicklen & Walker grocers in business.[2]
  • 1857
Burlington Breakwater North Lighthouse
A Monument to American Civil War veteran General William W. Wells by J. Otto Schweizer at Battery_Park in Burlington,_Vermont.
Monument to Gray Lock's War veteran Chief Gray Lock by Peter Wolf Toth at Battery Park (Burlington, Vermont).

20th century

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Ben & Jerry's factory

21st century

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Bernie Sanders presidential campaign 2016
  • 2017 - Owen and Lucas Marchessault win a competition to redesign the former flag of Burlington. Their winning design is the current flag of the city.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Britannica 1910.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Child 1882.
  3. ^ a b c d Britannica 1878.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Hemenway 1867.
  5. ^ a b c d Charles S. Forbes (August 1905). "History of Vermont Newspapers". The Vermonter. 11 (1).
  6. ^ Morse 1823.
  7. ^ C. A. Castle (1903), History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Burlington, Vermont, Burlington: Free Press Association, OL 2673435M
  8. ^ a b c d e Special Collections, Bailey/Howe Library. "Finding Aids". Burlington: University of Vermont. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  9. ^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  10. ^ Thompson, Daniel Pierce (1835). "List of all local and private act passed from 1824 to 1835". Laws of Vermont. Montpelier, Vermont.
  11. ^ Henry Crocker (1913), History of the Baptists in Vermont, Bellows Falls, Vt.: P.H. Gobie Press, OL 13497208M
  12. ^ a b Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  13. ^ "Rutland Railroad Archives at Middlebury College". Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  14. ^ "Vermont Timeline". Barre, VT: Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  15. ^ Appleton 1870.
  16. ^ a b "Mayors of Burlington, 1865-present". City of Burlington. Archived from the original on August 27, 1999.
  17. ^ "Street Railway Supplement", Commercial and Financial Chronicle, NY, March 9, 1895
  18. ^ "Fletcher Free Library", Report of the Board of Library Commissioners of Vermont, 1896
  19. ^ Auld 1894.
  20. ^ a b Blue Book Textile Directory of the United States and Canada. 1901.
  21. ^ Charter 1897.
  22. ^ "Movie Theaters in Burlington, VT". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  23. ^ "History of Forestry in Vermont". State of Vermont, Department of Forests Parks & Recreation. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  24. ^ "About Us". Essex Junction, VT: Champlain Valley Exposition, Inc. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  25. ^ "Historic Theatre Inventory". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  26. ^ a b c d "Redistricting History". City of Burlington. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  27. ^ Rice 1985.
  28. ^ a b Woodard 2016.
  29. ^ "History of BCA". Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  30. ^ "City of Burlington, VT Home Page". Archived from the original on 5 December 1998.
  31. ^ "Contact the Campaign". Dean for America. Archived from the original on January 29, 2004.
  32. ^ Briggs, John (10 August 2010). "Burns leaving Burlington Telecom". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. pp. 1A, 5A. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010.
  33. ^ "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  34. ^ AP: 100% of power for Vermont city now renewable

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