Timeline of Burlington, Vermont

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

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Prior to 19th century

• 1765 - Town charter granted by the British Province of New Hampshire.^[1]
• 1774 - Settlement established.^[1]
• 1791
  • March 4: Town becomes part of the State of Vermont.
  • November 3: University of Vermont founded.^[2]
  • Burlington becomes shire town of Chittenden County.^[3]
• 1797 - Burlington Mercury newspaper begins publication.^[4]

19th century

• 1801 - Vermont Sentinel newspaper begins publication.^[4]
• 1802 - Court house built.^[3]
• 1810 - Population: 1,690.^[5]
• 1813 - August 2: Town besieged by British forces.
• 1815 - September: University of Vermont begins operating again.^[2]
• 1823 - Methodist Episcopal Church established.^[6]
• 1825 - LaFayette visits town.^[2]
• 1826 - Champlain Transportation Company founded.^[7]
• 1827
  • Free Press Weekly begins publication.^[8]
  • Champlain Glass Company established.^[3]
• 1829
  • Lyman block built.^[2]
  • Burlington High School and Burlington Fire Company incorporated.^[9]
• 1830 - Episcopal Society of Burlington founded.^[7]
• 1834 - Baptist church established.^[10]
• 1842 - Burlington Mechanics' Institute founded.^[11]
• 1845 - Winooski Mill Company established.^[3]
• 1847
  • E. & E. Lyman in business.^[2]
  • Commercial Bank of Burlington and Burlington Savings Bank chartered.^[2]
• 1849
  • Rutland & Burlington Railroad built.^[12][13]
  • Central Vermont Railway begins operating.
• 1852 - Burlington Lyceum founded.^[11]
• 1853 - Medical College established as part of the University of Vermont.^[2]
• 1854
  • Town Hall built.^[3]
  • Vermont Episcopal Institute incorporated.^[2]
• 1856 - Van Sicklen & Walker grocers in business.^[2]
• 1857 - Custom House built.^[3]
• 1858
  • Marine Hospital built.^[2]
  • Burlington Times newspaper begins publication.^[4]
• 1862 - University of Vermont library building constructed.^[2]
• 1865
  • Burlington chartered as a city;^[1] town of South Burlington established.^[14]
  • Albert Catlin becomes mayor.^[15]
  • Vermont Agricultural College incorporated with the University of Vermont.^[2]
  • Home for Destitute Children founded.^[2]
• 1866 - St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum incorporated.^[2]
• 1867 - J.M. Henry & Sons in business.^[2]
• 1869 - First Methodist Church of Burlington built.
• 1870
  • City market building constructed.^[2]
  • E.S. Fullam & Co. in business.^[2]
• 1872
  • Winooski & Burlington Horse Railroad incorporated.^[16]
  • Wells, Richardson & Co. in business.^[2]
• 1873
  • Fletcher Free Library established.^[17]
  • County courthouse built.^[2]
• 1874 - Park House (hotel) in business.^[2]
• 1877 - Howard Opera House built (approximate date).^[2]
• 1878 - Burlington Commercial School established.^[2]
• 1880 - Population: 11,365.^[1]
• 1884 - Burlington Venetian Blind Company incorporated.^[18]
• 1885 - Urban A. Woodbury becomes mayor.
• 1888 - Burlington Cotton Mills incorporated.^[19]
• 1889
  • St. Mary's academy founded.^[1]
  • Baldwin Refrigerator Company established (approximate date).^[7]
• 1890 - Population: 14,590.^[1]
• 1894
  • Queen City Cotton Co. incorporated.^[19]
  • William J. Van Patten becomes mayor.
  • Burlington Daily News begins publication.^[4]
• 1897
  • Burlington Masonic Temple built.
  • Battery Park established.^[20]

20th century

• 1900 - Population: 18,640.^[1]
• 1904 - Strong Theatre opens.^[21]
• 1905
  • Burlington Electric Department created.
  • McIntosh and Crandall engineering company in business.^[7]
• 1922
  • State Tree Nursery relocates from Burlington to Essex.^[22]
  • Champlain Valley Fair begins in nearby Essex.^[23]
• 1925 - Trinity College founded.^[7]
• 1930 - Flynn Theatre built.^[24]
• 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.^[25]
  • Population: 35,531.^[25]
• 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.^[26]
• 1989
  • Outright Vermont founded.
  • Peter Clavelle becomes mayor.^[15]
• 1990 - Burlington City Arts established.^[27]
• 1993
  • City Council expands to 14 councilors.^[25]
  • Population: 39,127.^[25]
• 1998 - City website online.^[28]

21st century

• 2003 - Howard Dean presidential campaign, 2004 headquartered in Burlington.^[29]
• 2006 - Bob Kiss becomes mayor.
• 2009 - Vermont Daily News begins publication.
• 2010 - Population: 42,417.
• 2012 - Miro Weinberger becomes mayor.^[30]
• 2014 - with the purchase of the Winooski 1 hydroelectric project on the Winooski River electricity comes from 100 percent renewable sources^[31]
• 2015 - Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016 headquartered in Burlington.

See also

• Burlington history
• Burlington, Vermont metropolitan area
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Chittenden County, Vermont
• Timeline of Vermont^[32]

References

Bibliography

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burlington, Vermont.

• Thomas Visser (ed.). "HP 206 Researching Historic Structures and Sites Projects". University of Vermont, Historic Preservation Program. 
• Items related to Burlingon, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
• Images related to Burlington, Vermont, various dates (via New York Public Library)
• Items related to Burlington, Vermont, various dates (via U.S. Library of Congress, Prints & Photos division)

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Coordinates: 44°28′33″N 73°12′43″W / 44.475833°N 73.211944°W / 44.475833; -73.211944