The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Prior to European settlement, the area was neutral territory for the Sauk and Meskwaki peoples, who called it Shoquoquon (Shok-ko-kon), meaning Flint Hills.
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson organized two parties of explorers to map the Louisiana Purchase. The Lewis and Clark Expedition followed the Missouri River, while Lt. Zebulon Pike followed the Mississippi River. In 1805, Pike landed at the bluffs below Burlington and raised the United States Flag for the first time on what would become Iowa soil and recommended construction of a fort. The recommendation went unheeded.
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Burlington, decade by decade
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29 historic places in Burlington
Burlington has 29 listings on the National Register, and they protect 329 historic buildings, because Heritage Hill Historic District alone counts 156.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1974Snake Alley
Listed 1975Burlington Public Library
Listed 1975Snake Alley Historic District
Listed 1976Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District
Listed 1976Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Passenger Station
Listed 1976First Congregational Church
Listed 1977German Methodist Episcopal Church
Listed 1980Mary Darwin House
Listed 1980Augustus Caesar Dodge House
Listed 1982Church of St. John the Baptist
Listed 1982Jagger-Churchill House
Listed 1982Hedge Block
Listed 1982Heritage Hill Historic District
Listed 1983Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Freight House
Listed 1983Starker-Leopold Historic District
Listed 1986James M. Forney House
Listed 1987Hotel Burlington
Listed 1991West Jefferson Street Historic District
Listed 1996The Capitol Theater
Listed 1998Cascade Bridge
Listed 1999Schramm Building
Listed 2002Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Station
Listed 2003Des Moines County Court House
Listed 2012Manufacturing and Wholesale Historic District
Listed 2013Lagomarcino-Grupe Company
Listed 2014Abiathar and Nancy White House
Listed 2015Downtown Commercial Historic DistrictListed 2022Aspen Grove Cemetery Historic DistrictListed 2024Burlington High SchoolThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the National Register (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.