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Burlington was founded in 1857. [4] It was named after Burlington, Vermont, the native home of one of its founders. [5] The first post office in Burlington was established in 1858, when it was removed from the now extinct town of Hampden. [6] The population increased significantly as Wolf Creek Generating Station was constructed from 1977 to 1985.
Walter B. Jones Sr. November 5, 1940 May 16, 1891 Washington, North Carolina: 89th (1965–1967) Albert Thomas Democratic Texas (8th district) February 15, 1966 67 Cancer [106] Washington, D.C. U.S. Lera Millard Thomas: January 3, 1937 April 12, 1898 Nacogdoches, Texas: 89th (1965–1967) John F. Baldwin Jr. Republican California (14th district ...
One of its associate editors, Robert Jones Burdette, became widely known in the late 19th century as the "Burlington Hawk Eye Man." Burdette joined the paper in 1872 and started writing humorous sketches that were picked up by other newspapers across the country. Collections were published as "Hawkeyetems" (1877), "Hawkeyes" (1879), and "Smiles ...
A Honduras gang member who was illegally in the US “giggled” as he admitted kidnapping a young Texas woman at gunpoint and threatening to pimp her out and sell her organs, according to cops.
A list of people who were born in, or strongly associated with, Burlington, Kansas Pages in category "People from Burlington, Kansas" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
A corrections officer at an Ohio prison was killed Christmas day when an inmate attacked him, authorities said Wednesday. The assault occurred Wednesday morning at the Ross Correctional ...
One quarter was all Ohio State really needed to prove it was better than Oregon. The Buckeyes were already up 7-0 after the first minute and the Ducks had back-to-back three-and-outs to start.
In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state .