Timeline of Burlington, Vermont

Prior to 19th century

1765 - Town charter granted by the British Province of New Hampshire.

1774 - Settlement established.

1791

March 4: Town becomes part of the State of Vermont.

November 3: University of Vermont founded.

Burlington becomes shire town of Chittenden County.

1797 - Burlington Mercury newspaper begins publication.

19th century

1801 - Vermont Sentinel newspaper begins publication.

1802 - Court house built.

1810 - Population: 1,690.

1813 - August 2: Town besieged by British forces.

1815 - September: University of Vermont begins operating again.

1823 - Methodist Episcopal Church established.

1825 - LaFayette visits town.

1826 - Champlain Transportation Company founded.

1827

Free Press Weekly begins publication.

Champlain Glass Company established.

1829

Lyman block built.

Burlington High School and Burlington Fire Company incorporated.

1830 - Episcopal Society of Burlington founded.

1834 - Baptist church established.

1842 - Burlington Mechanics' Institute founded.

1845 - Winooski Mill Company established.

1847

E. & E. Lyman in business.

Commercial Bank of Burlington and Burlington Savings Bank chartered.

1849

Rutland & Burlington Railroad built.

Central Vermont Railway begins operating.

1852 - Burlington Lyceum founded.

1853 - Medical College established as part of the University of Vermont.

1854

Town Hall built.

Vermont Episcopal Institute incorporated.

1856 - Van Sicklen & Walker grocers in business.

1857 - Custom House built.

1858

Marine Hospital built.

Burlington Times newspaper begins publication.

1862 - University of Vermont library building constructed.

1865

Burlington chartered as a city; town of South Burlington established.

Albert Catlin becomes mayor.

Vermont Agricultural College incorporated with the University of Vermont.

Home for Destitute Children founded.

1866 - St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum incorporated.

1867 - J.M. Henry & Sons in business.

1869 - First Methodist Church of Burlington built.

1870

City market building constructed.

E.S. Fullam & Co. in business.

1872

Winooski & Burlington Horse Railroad incorporated.

Wells, Richardson & Co. in business.

1873

Fletcher Free Library established.

County courthouse built.

1874 - Park House (hotel) in business.

1877 - Howard Opera House built (approximate date).

1878 - Burlington Commercial School established.

1880 - Population: 11,365.

1884 - Burlington Venetian Blind Company incorporated.

1885 - Urban A. Woodbury becomes mayor.

1888 - Burlington Cotton Mills incorporated.

1889

St. Mary's academy founded.

Baldwin Refrigerator Company established (approximate date).

1890 - Population: 14,590.

1894

Queen City Cotton Co. incorporated.

William J. Van Patten becomes mayor.

Burlington Daily News begins publication.

1897

Burlington Masonic Temple built.

Battery Park established.

1900 - Population: 18,640.

20th century

1904 - Strong Theatre opens.

1905

Burlington Electric Department created.

McIntosh and Crandall engineering company in business.

1922

State Tree Nursery relocates from Burlington to Essex.

Champlain Valley Fair begins in nearby Essex.

1925 - Trinity College founded.

1930 - Flynn Theatre built.

1948 - U.S. Coast Guard Station Burlington established on Juniper Island.

1953 - Ethan Allen Air Force Base activated.

1964 - Burlington High School moves to current location; as part of a major realignment of the city's schools, Edmunds Elementary opens on the former campus replacing Adams (sold off and repurposed as office space) and Converse (demolished in urban renewal) schools.

1967

City Council expands to 13 aldermen.

Population: 35,531.

1969 - HowardCenter headquartered in city.

1973 - Burlington International Airport new terminal opens.

1977 - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception built.

1978 - Ben & Jerry's in business.

1981

Church Street Marketplace constructed.

Bernie Sanders becomes mayor.

1983 - City government Community and Economic Development Office established.

1989

Outright Vermont founded.

Peter Clavelle becomes mayor.

1990 - Burlington City Arts established.

1993

City Council expands to 14 councilors.

Population: 39,127.

1998 - City website online.

2000 - "Legacy Plan" for development created.

21st century

2003 - Howard Dean presidential campaign, 2004 headquartered in Burlington.

2006 - Bob Kiss becomes mayor.

2009 - Vermont Daily News begins publication.

2010 - Population: 42,417.

2012 - Miro Weinberger becomes mayor.

2014 - with the purchase of the Winooski 1 hydroelectric project on the Winooski River electricity comes from 100 percent renewable sources

2015 - Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016 headquartered in Burlington.