Burlington

by Dispirito, Mary Ann; Robinson, David E.

• ISBN13: 9780738501826
• ISBN10: 0738501824
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

In Burlington Volume II, authors Mary Ann DiSpirito and David Robinson continue the detailed look at this intriguing Vermont city. Discovered by Samuel de Champlain in 1609, the next few centuries saw Burlington evolve from a wilderness to a small settlement, and eventually, flourish into Vermont’s largest city. Situated on the shores of Lake Champlain, Burlington’s waterfront area became the early center of commerce in the late eighteenth century with the rise of the lumber industry and the use of ships for transport. By 1865, when Burlington was incorporated as a city, the industries that profoundly shaped Burlington’s personality were already well established—these included lumber, textiles, shipping, and the railroad, as well as higher education.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	6	(1)
Introduction	7	(2)
On the Waterfront	9	(12)
Church Street	21	(10)
Downtown	31	(10)
Street Scenes	41	(12)
Enterprises	53	(12)
Celebrating Champlain	65	(8)
Happenings	73	(8)
The Moody Winooski	81	(6)
School Days	87	(12)
On the Hill	99	(8)
Community Medicine	107	(10)
Neighboring Faiths	117