By David E. Robinson,Mary Ann DiSpirito
community and folks; occasionally poignant, often
eccentric, yet constantly fascinating. greater than two hundred photos from chosen resources take Burlington from 1860 to 1960, and provides the reader a glimpse of the folks, areas, and occasions that created town we all know at the present time. They contain the altering face of the waterfront, the metamorphosis of streets and parks, downtown development, numerous fashionable citizens, and viewers from presidents to nationwide heroes.
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