Timeline of Burlington, Vermont facts for kids
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Burlington, Vermont, USA
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
- 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.
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