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Timeline of Burlington, Vermont

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

Contents

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.

    • References

    Timeline of Burlington, Vermont Wikipedia
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