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Burton, King County, Washington

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Country
  
United States

County
  
King

Local time
  
Tuesday 2:41 AM

State
  
Washington

Time zone
  
Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)

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3°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 97% Humidity

Burton is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington. It is a historic waterfront residential area on Vashon Island. The town of Burton sits at the isthmus between Inner and Outer Quartermaster Harbor. The town was named in 1892 by Mrs. Miles Hatch after her home town in Illinois, and in that year development began in Burton with the Vashon College and the Burton Store. Industries around Burton at that time included logging, shingle manufacturing and brickmaking.

Map of Burton, Vashon, WA 98070, USA

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Burton, King County, Washington Wikipedia