The story
Read it all →How Burlington came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Burlington.
Burlington was platted in 1842 and incorporated as a village in 1869.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
History · Burlington · established 1842
From Burlington’s archive · credits on each photo Burlington’s history is mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Burlington. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1842established
2old photos & papers
What stands out about Burlington’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · Help out
Start Burlington’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Burlington’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.By decade
Burlington, decade by decade
One decade in the archive so far: the 1980s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.
1980s2 items
1986
19861990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your albumThen & now
Stand where they stood
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.
Retake this viewFred's Barber Shop, 1986
Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Burlington’s page.
Retake this view · +15Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Burlington
Nobody well known was born in Burlington itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Jason NewstedAmerican musician · b. 1963
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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