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Burlington (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 04 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.0667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 074 51 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -74.8500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Delaware River; was a Quaker settlement in 17th cen.; was capital of West & East Jersey 1702-1790; Provincial Congress met here to adopt state constitution; first colonial money was printed here by Benjamin Franklin. |
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| Burlington (preferred,C,V)
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............ | modern spelling, is derived from "Bridlington" |
| Bridlington (H,V)
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............ | named after village in Yorkshire, England in late 17th cen. |
| Bridlington Towne (H,V)
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| Buzlington (H,V)
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| New Beverley (H,V)
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| New Beverly (H,V)
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............ | name of original Quaker settlement |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by Quakers in 1677, incorporated in 1733 |
| town (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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for textiles, shoes, food products & metal products |
| agricultural center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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noted for architecture & as home of novelist James Fenimore Cooper (died 1851) |
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