Burlington tourist information
Two Colorado Plains classics reside here: Old Town, a 20-building living history complex filled with re-created buildings, vintage wagons, and other turn-of-the-century artifacts, and the Kit Carson County Carousel Museum, a National Historic Landmark featuring a 1905 wooden merry-go-round. Kids will love the carousel’s exquisitely hand-carved, hand-painted animals and chariots. Old Town operates year-round, but it’s only during the summer months that the Old Town Express, a wagon pulled by a Belgian draft horse, hauls visitors around town. Shows and mock gunfights are also on tap at Old Town. And don’t forget to stop for an ice cream sundae at the local parlor.
About 22 miles north of Burlington, Bonny State Recreation Area is a pleasant venue for warm-water fishing, windsurfing, boating, or camping. And the State Welcome Center, just off I-70 near town, is also great place to start exploring this area.
Burlington Connecticut
Situated at the foot of the Berkshires and bordering the Farmington River, Burlington is a scenic hill town, rural in nature, located 20 miles west of Hartford. Incorporated in 1806, we now have a population of 7,800. We are home to the State of Connecticut Fish Hatchery, Mountain Meadows Airport ( formally Johnnycake Airport) and the Nepaug Reservoir. Almost 50% of the land in the town is owned by three public water supply companies and the State of Connecticut. Our form of government is a Board of Selectmen - Town Meeting. We have an excellent educational system (Regional School District #10 with the Town of Harwinton) and an excellent recreational program.
Burlington Iowa
Burlington is located in Des Moines County (of which it is the county seat) southeastern Iowa between Wapello and Fort Madison along US Highway 61 on the banks of the Mississippi River near Geode State Park. The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 26,855, a decrease of 353 since 1990.
Coffey County is located in the heart of southeast Kansas, 41 miles from Emporia, 46 miles from Ottawa, 93 miles from Kansas City, and 60 miles from Topeka. The county is easily accessed via I-35 and Highway 75. Burlington is the county seat.
Burlington is home to the Coffey County Historical Society and Museum with 14,000 square feet of display space. The museum features one of the state’s largest doll collections, a restored 1896 schoolhouse and an 1895 church. Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation is the county’s largest employer and the state’s only nuclear power plant. Tours are available with advanced scheduling. Fishing is plentiful in Coffey County.
Coffey County is the place to be in May when Burlington hosts the May Daze festival the first Saturday in May each year. Fall brings the Craft Fair held at the Burlington High School the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Summer time brings the Governor’s Fishing Classic held in June at Coffey County Lake.
Campers and nature lovers will enjoy the quiet campgrounds and trails of John Redmond Reservoir. Wolf Creek Environmental Education Area is home to several walking trails and abundant wildlife.
You deserve a Coffey break today. Plan a day trip or a weekend stay in Coffey County.
by Travel Kansas - Kansas Department of Commerce
The Town of Burlington was formed in 1799 and is sited on the watersheds of the Ipswich, Mystic and Shawsheen Rivers. It is now a suburban industrial town at the junction of the Boston-Merrimac corridor but for most of its history it was almost entirely agricultural, selling hopes and rye to Boston and supplementing that income with small shoe making shops. Early railroad expansion passed the town by, limiting its early development, and Burlington continued to cure hams for the Boston market and produce milk, fruit and vegetables.
This picture changed drastically, however, as soon as Route 128 was built. The highway kicked off an enormous expansion, and between 1955 and 1965 Burlington was the fastest growing town in the state. In one five year period, its population tripled as residential and commercial retail development exploded creating the town's present character.
Northeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Bedford on the west, Billerica on the northwest, Wilmington on the northeast, Woburn on the southeast and south, and Lexington on the south. Burlington is 12 miles south of Lowell, 13 miles northwest of Boston, 36 miles southeast of Fitchburg, and 224 miles from New York City.
Most visitors and travelers know Burlington as the Shopping Center of the Carolinas. But there's more: Historic Alamance County is rich in the artifiacts and tales of our American heritage.
Every day is a festival of fun in Alamance Couty. Hot-air balloonists criss-cross the skies in a dazzling display of color during the Alamance Balloon Fest. There are other exciting activities for sporting enthusiasts from camping to baseball to golf.
At one time known as the "The Hub City", Burlington was crossroads to two important railway systems. In recent years, the city has established itself as a shoppers mecca, drawing shoppers from Canada to Seattle and beyond with several large and small mall complexes featuring many of the biggest names in retail sales.
Skagit County itself is an end point destination for tourists. Visitors enjoy shopping in La Conner and Burlington, observing the fields of tulips and daffodils in season near Mount Vernon, fishing in the abundant rivers, gem hunting in the Cascades, observing American Eagles on the Skagit River, and traveling the route of the North Cascades. From industry to celebrated community events to a retail paradise, Burlington has it all.
In the year 1906 the railroad was built from Frannie to Basin and Basin became the center to receive mail and supplies. Because of the prevailing feeling that the Burlington Railroad Company would build a line through the area the town took the name of Burlington. The economy of Burlington is based entirely on Agriculture, with the majority of the population living on farms surrounding the town. There are three bean mills in the area. They also produce sugar beets, barley, corn and hay. A new Log Town Hall was completed in 1991. It is a very nice addition to our growing community. Home to 250 people. Elevation 3,873 ft.
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