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Burlington (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 28 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.4667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 073 12 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -73.2000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on a hillside descending toward Lake Champlain and Airondacks; state's largest city; settled in 1773 with lumberyard & shipbuilding economy; military outpost in War of 1812; Battery Park saw many conflicts with British warships. |
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| Burlington (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for Burling family who were pioneer settlers in 1760s |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was chartered by Governor Wentworth of New Hampshire in 1763 |
| city (C) |
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since 1865 |
| county seat (C) |
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| resort (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for structural steel, aircrart armaments & high temperature wires |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for concrete products, ovens, furniture, maple syrup, lumber, business machines & computer components |
| educational center (C) |
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includes University of Vermont, Champlain College & Trinity College |
| cultural center (C) |
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houses Shelburne Museum; Unitarian Church has a bell cast by Paul Revere; home of Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen |
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