Burlington, Vermont, USA
1916

Burlington, a port of entry, the most populous city of Vermont, and the capital of Chittenden co., is finely situated on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, about 1 mile W. of the Winooski River, 40 miles WNW. of Montpelier, and 80 miles by water N. of Whitehall. Lat. 44° 29' N. ; Lon. 73° 15' W. It is on the Central Vermont and the Rut land Rs. The city is surrounded by beautiful scenery, and is partly built on an eminence which rises over 300 feet above the lake and commands magnificent views of the Adirondack Mountains and the intervening wide expanse of water. The part of the city next to the lake is but little elevated above its surface. It has a good harbor, which is protected by a breakwater. Burlington is the seat of the University of Vermont, which was founded in 1791, and had an attendance in 1900 of 476 students (male and female), and of the affiliated State Agricultural College, founded in 1865. Other educational institutions are St. Mary's Academy and the Vermont Episcopal Institute. The city is largely provided with charitable institutions. The university library, housed in the handsome Billings Library, contains 70,000 volumes. The city is the see of a Catholic bishop and of a Protestant Episcopal bishop. It has machine-shops, large planing- mills, and manufactures of cotton, flour, cereal foods, furniture, lumber, refrigerators, cigars, blinds, etc. This is one of the largest lumber-markets in the United States. Burlington was founded in 1783, and incorporated as a city In 1864. Green Mount Cemetery contains the grave of Ethan Allen. Pop. in 1880, 11,365; In 1890, 14,590; la 1900, 18,640.

Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher

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