KingGeorge II of Great Britain placed the western border of theProvince of New Hampshire twenty miles east of theHudson River. However,George III moved theProvince of New York's border to theConnecticut River. He stated that the land claims of those currently in the area gained by New York were still valid, but New York courts ruled against the settlers. New Hampshire GovernorBenning Wentworth continued to sell land in these areas in direct opposition to New York and royal demands. On June 7, 1763, the grant document for Burlington was awarded[12] to Samuel Willis and 63 others. In the summer of 1775, settlers began clearing the land and built two or three log huts in 1775, but the outbreak of theAmerican Revolutionary War delayed permanent settlement until after its conclusion. The first recorded town meeting was held on March 19, 1787.[13]
The origins for the name Burlington is disputed and Wentworth named many areas after rich people. Wealthy New Yorker Edward Burling who held land grants inColchester, Vermont, orRichard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, who died a decade before the land grant, are the two candidates for the origin of the name.[14][12] While no Burling family members are listed as grantees of the town, the family held large tracts of land in nearby towns, some of which were granted on the same day as Burlington.[15] A settler from Burlington, Vermont, namedBurlington, Iowa, in honor of it.[16]
In 1808, the world's first lake-goingsteamboat was built in Burlington.[17]
TheWar of 1812 was unpopular in Vermont and the rest ofNew England, which had numerous trading ties with Canada. Neither Vermont nor other New England states provided militia units or financial support. Vermont voters supported theFederalist Party, which opposed the war.[18]
At one point during the war, the U.S. had 5,000 troops stationed in Burlington, outnumbering residents and putting a strain on resources. About 500 soldiers died of disease, which was always a problem due to poor sanitation in army camps.[19] Some soldiers were quartered in the main building at theUniversity of Vermont, where a memorial plaque commemorates them.[20]
In a skirmish on August 2, 1813, British forces from Canada shelled Burlington. This is described as either a bold stroke by the British with an ineffectual response from the Americans or as a weak sally by the British, which was rightly ignored by the Americans. The cannonade lasted about 10 minutes and caused no casualties. The American troops involved were commanded by Naval LieutenantThomas Macdonough, later a hero of theBattle of Lake Champlain.[18]
On September 5, 1901, U.S. vice presidentTheodore Roosevelt spoke to a Civil War fraternal group in Burlington. Nine days later, he became U.S. president when PresidentWilliam McKinley died.[22]
In 1870, the waterfront was extended by construction of the Pine Street Barge Canal.[23] This became polluted over the years and was a focus for cleanup in 2009 under the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency'sSuperfund program.[24] In fact, the entire Burlington waterfront was a derelict wasteland as late as the mid-1980s, with rail yards, industrial uses and 90 oil storage tanks crowding the 60 acres of shoreline filled into the harbor during the lumbering era.[25]
In 1980, two 18 story luxury condominium towers were proposed for the waterfront, just north of College Street. Opposition to that proposal led to the formation of the Citizens Waterfront Group to advocate for a bike path along the shore instead.[26]
In 1987, former MayorBernie Sanders proposed a community boathouse to anchor public redevelopment at the waterfront.[27] The land filled into the harbor was eventually redesigned for public use in a decision of the Vermont Supreme Court in 1989.[28]
By 1990, the Burlington Bike Path was complete, from Oakledge Park in the south, to the Winooski River in the north. In 2004, Governor Howard Dean obtained funding for construction of a bike bridge across the Winooski River, allowing the bike path to be extended four miles out into the lake on the old railroad causeway to the Champlain Islands, now known as the Island Line Trail.In 1978, the ice cream enterpriseBen & Jerry's was founded in Burlington in a renovated gas station. It became a national brand, with retail outlets in numerous cities.[29]
The local bicycle advocacy that emerged from this effort led to the formation of the non-profit Local Motion. They now run a bike ferry during the summer to get bicycles across a 200 yard gap in the railroad causeway, so they can get all the way out to the Lake Champlain islands.[30]
In 2021, following the2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, the city council scheduled a vote on a "Resolution In Solidarity with the Palestinian People" for September 13. The resolution called on the city council to "express its solidarity with the Palestinian people, condemn anti-boycott legislation, and endorse the Palestinian-ledBoycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which calls for nonviolent pressure on Israel." The authors' stated reasons for introducing the resolution wereIsraeli settlements in the West Bank, an ongoing "military siege and an economic blockade" ofGaza, and US military aid to Israel.[31] They also cited reports byHuman Rights Watch andB'Tselem that find Israel guilty of thecrime of apartheid.[32][33]
TheAmerican Jewish Committee condemned the resolution as "deceptive and one-sided" and criticized it for its sole focus on Israel.[34] A coalition of local rabbis and community groups condemned the resolution as well, citing the timing of the vote during the JewishHigh Holy Days, betweenRosh Hashanah andYom Kippur, and fears that the resolution would fuelantisemitism.[35] Former mayorMiro Weinberger called the resolution "inappropriate and counterproductive."[36] In a 6–5 vote, the council decided to withdraw the resolution.[37][38]
The city of Burlington is situated on the eastern shore ofLake Champlain, north of Shelburne Bay. It was built on a strip of land extending about 6 miles (9.7 km) south from the mouth of theWinooski River along the lake shore, and rises from the water's edge to a height of 300 feet (91 m).[40]
A large ravine in what is now downtown was filled in with refuse and raw sewage in the 19th century to make way for further development.[41][42]
Burlington is characterized by its neighborhoods, which are generally recognized as follows:
Downtown: The city's commercial hub is north of Maple Street, west of South Willard Street, and mostly south of Pearl Street (as it includes all property along Pearl Street that is west of South Willard Street).
Hill Section: Burlington's wealthiest neighborhood is east of South Union Street and Shelburne Street, and south of Main Street, but excludes UVM and University Terrace while including all ofChamplain College.[43] The Hill Section is where the Burlington Country Club is situated.
The Intervale: The Intervale cannot be considered a neighborhood but is a large area encompassing many locally owned organic farms and nature preserves along theWinooski River. Located to the north of the Old North End and east of the New North End, it is included on this list because its total area is larger than that of most neighborhoods in Burlington.
New North End: Burlington's most populous neighborhood, a northwest suburban extension of the city, includes all points north ofBurlington High School, as well as Leddy Park, Ethan Allen Park, and North Beach, and is west ofVermont Route 127 (the "Burlington Beltline").
Old North End: Burlington's oldest and most densely populated neighborhood is north of all property along Pearl Street, west of Hyde Street and North Willard Street, and is inclusive of areas north of Downtown and west of the University District but south of the New North End and the Intervale. It is here that Burlington's largely Jewish neighborhood known asLittle Jerusalem flourished from the 1880s to the 1930s.[44]
South End: A once mostly industrial and now mostly artistic[45] district south of Downtown and west of the Hill Section, it includes the waterfront Oakledge Park and is home to the headquarters of many of Burlington's nationally known companies likeBurton Snowboards andDealer.com.
University District: The University District is north of the Burlington Country Club, south of the Winooski River, east of Willard Street north of Main, and east of a large chunk of the Hill Section. It includesUVM and many former single-family homes converted to student andyuppie apartments (although these are everywhere throughout the city limits and metropolitan area).
Burlington has ahot-summer humid continental climate (KöppenDfa), with cold winters and warm to hot, humid summers. The monthly daily average temperatures range from 21 °F (−6.1 °C) in January to 72 °F (22.2 °C) in July. The annual precipitation of 43 inches (1,092 mm) is well-distributed throughout the year, but the summer months are the wettest. The city's location east ofLake Champlain sometimes accounts for localizedsnow squalls, producing up to 13 inches (33 cm) in 12 hours on rare occasions.[46] Annual snowfall averages 86 inches (218 cm), but this figure can fluctuate greatly from one year to another. Temperature extremes have ranged from −30 °F (−34 °C) on January 15, 1957, and February 12, 1979, to 101 °F (38 °C) on August 11, 1944.[47] The most recorded snowfall from a single storm is 33.1 inches (84.1 cm), which fell January 2–3, 2010.[48]
For the Northeastern United States, aheat wave is defined as having three consecutive days of 90 °F (32 °C) or more. There were six such heat waves from 2000–2009.[49]
According to theAmerican Community Survey for 2017–2021, the median income for a household in the city was $59,331.[55] Among workers with full-time, year-round work, males had a median income of $50,552 versus $38,418 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $34,054.[55] About 23.8% of the population was below thepoverty threshold.[55]
The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $338,100.[55]
Burlington's economy centers on education, health services, trade, transportation, and utilities, and some manufacturing. In February 2023[update], the city had an unemployment rate of 2.1%.[56] Mean annual wages were $63,180 in 2022[update]; the state was $59,190.[57][58]
The largest employers in the city, and the state overall, are theUniversity of Vermont Medical Center and theUniversity of Vermont, employing over 8,200 and 4,125 people, respectively.[60][61] Other companies in Burlington include Blodgett Ovens, one of the oldest and largest commercial oven companies in the country, which manufactures restaurant equipment.[62]General Electric develops software for the healthcare industry inSouth Burlington at the former headquarters ofIDX Systems, which it purchased in 2006.General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products division employ 450 workers locally. A solely owned subsidiary, the division is based here.[63] Dealer.com, a leading automotive internet marketing company, employs over 700 people.[64][65]
Ben & Jerry's began in 1978 when Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield opened their first ice cream scoop shop in an old gas station in Burlington and now has a worldwide market and is based in neighboring South Burlington.[66]Vermont Teddy Bear Company, whose founder started on a cart on a Burlington street, now ships custom teddy bears worldwide and is based in nearbyShelburne.[67]
TheChurch Street Marketplace, a four-block pedestrian mall in the heart of the city, is the site of festivals throughout the year. Events such as the "South End Art Hop" and public galleries such asPine Street Art Works, provide a forum for the visual arts in the South End.
A "Festival of Fools" had an estimated 25,000 attendees at the Marketplace in 2009.[71] The "Vermont Brewers Festival" had 9,600 attendees in 2009,[71] and the "Giant Pumpkin Regatta and Festival" had 5,000 attendees that same year;Saturday Night Live satirized the event.[71] One of the largest year-roundfarmers' markets in the state of Vermont is located in the city.[72]
Dragon boat races to benefit charity have been held in Lake Champlain in August since 2006.[73][74] In 2009, there were approximately 2,000 participants on 86 teams.[75]
An annualFirst Night community celebration of the arts on New Year's Eve was founded in 1983 with funding from the National Endowment on the Arts and Vermont Council on the Arts. It ran for 35 years before shutting down in 2018.[76]
Drag troupe, theHouse of LeMay,[77] hosts the annual "Winter is a Drag Ball"[78] which raises funds for HIV/AIDS-related organizations.[79]
The city has, over the years, supported several local bands and has launched a handful of national acts. The most famous of these isPhish, which originated at UVM in 1983.[80]
The "South End Art Hop" is an annual event presented by the South End Arts and Business Association.[86] Artists join businesses, artist studios, and galleries, which in turn open their doors to the public throughout the post-industrial section of Burlington, known as the "South End". The first Art Hop in 1993 had a little more than thirty artists and a dozen sites participating.[citation needed] In 2008, over 600 artists showcased their works in over 100 sites throughout the South End of Burlington.[citation needed] The event takes place on the Friday and Saturday following Labor Day in September.[citation needed]
The city has an art department, Burlington City Arts, which serves many roles including cultural planning, education, showing contemporary art and hosting cultural events atThe BCA Center. Burlington City Arts also runs a program in collaboration with UVM Medical Center, Art from the Heart, where patients have access to art supplies and devoted volunteer time.[citation needed]
The Carnegie Building of the Fletcher Free Library in 2013
TheFletcher Free Library was established in 1873, endowed byMary Martha Fletcher, the daughter of a local businessman, but outgrew its initial building on Church Street by 1901. A new building was constructed in 1901–04 with funds provided by industrialist and philanthropistAndrew Carnegie, making it the first of the fourCarnegie libraries in Vermont. It was designed in theBeaux-Arts style by Walter R. B. Willcox of Burlington, who won a competition to receive the commission.[87]
The building had major settling problems in 1973 where it had been built over a former railroad ravine, which had been improperly filled in, and the library's collection was moved elsewhere. The possible razing of the building was stopped by a citizens' committee, which successfully had it added to theNational Register of Historic Places, and a grant allowed the stabilization and repair of the building. A new modern addition was completed in 1981.[87][88]
The largest public library in Vermont, and listed on theNational Register of Historic Places, the Fletcher Free Library had a budget of over $1 million in 2002. It circulated more books, had more visitors, and had more computers, than any other library in Vermont.[89] In addition to its primary services as Burlington's public library, it is also a community center, a cultural resource for newly arrived immigrants to the Burlington area, and the city's only free public access computer center.
Many of Burlington's historic buildings and sites have been recognized by their inclusion on theNational Register of Historic Places (NRHP). In addition to 28 buildings, three shipwrecks and the Burlington Breakwater, the city encompasses 17 historic districts.[97]
TheHoward Mortuary Chapel inLakeview Cemetery was built in 1882 as a gift to the City of Burlington from Hannah Louisa Howard, a local philanthropist. A native of the city, she was the daughter of John Howard, a successful Burlington hotelier. The chapel was designed in theHigh Victorian Gothic style by Alfred Benjamin Fisher, on cemetery grounds designed by E. C. Ryer in 1871.[98]
TheIra Allen Chapel, on the grounds of theUniversity of Vermont campus, was completed in 1926, and was designed in the Georgian Revival style byMcKim, Mead & White. The chapel's flashing beacon provides a nighttime landmark for those approaching Burlington from Lake Champlain. The chapel is part of the University Green Historic District.[99]
Two of the cathedrals in Burlington—the Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. Paul and the former Roman CatholicCathedral of the Immaculate Conception—are modern structures built after their predecessors were destroyed by arson fires in 1971–1972.[100] The Episcopal Cathedral was completed in 1973 and was designed by Burlington Associates (now TruexCollins) in theBrutalist style, while the Roman Catholic Cathedral was built in 1974–1977 and was designed byEdward Larrabee Barnes, with the park-like grounds designed by landscape architectDan Kiley.[100] Immaculate Conception was closed in 2018 and replaced by the Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Neoclassical, 1887).[101]
A professional basketball franchise, theVermont Frost Heaves, played half of their season in the city until the team folded in 2011.[106] The team, which originally was part of theAmerican Basketball Association—not to be confused with the 1970s-era major basketball league of the same name that merged with the National Basketball Association—moved to thePremier Basketball League in 2008 and split their regular-season home games between Burlington andBarre. The Frost Heaves, owned bySports Illustrated writerAlexander Wolff, played their Burlington games at the Memorial Auditorium, on South Union Street, at the corner of Main. However, the franchise folded in early 2011.
Burlington has had amayor–council form of government since 1865 with its first mayor beingAlbert L. Catlin.[109]Democrats andProgressives make up the majority of the council.Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, the current mayor, is aProgressive who was firstelected in March 2024. The city council has twelve seats. As of 2024, the city council is composed of six Democrats, five Progressives, and one independent. Ben Traverse, a Democrat, is the current Council President.
U.S. senator and two-time presidential candidate Bernie Sanders served as themayor of Burlington from 1981 to 1989. His election in1981 unseated longstanding mayorGordon Paquette and drastically altered the political landscape of the city. Mayor Sanders created a government that was run by young Progressives, includingPeter Clavelle, who was elected mayor of the city when Sanders stepped down to run for higher office. Peter Clavelle, Burlington's longest-serving mayor, held the office from 1989 to 1993, and again from 1995 to 2006.[110]
In the 1980s, the successive reelections of a self-proclaimed "socialist" drew attention from the national media. Sanders has dispelled the notion that his first victory, secured by a narrow margin, was "just a fluke".[111]
The large transient student population votes in local, state, and national elections, resulting in a considerable impact on local elections.[112] The city signed up 2,527 new voters in the six weeks from September 1, 2008, the highest number for that time frame in over nine years.[113]
As a nonprofit institution, theUniversity of Vermont pays no real estate taxes; however, like many other educational institutions, it makes an annual payment in place of taxes. In 2007, the college agreed to raise this from $456,006 to $912,011 in 2010 plus a "public works" supplement rising from $180,040 to $191,004 over the same time frame.[114]
The city maintains three parks on Lake Champlain. All three are free for public access, with two having parking fees.
Alice B. Moore's election to the school commission from the second ward as a Republican in 1921 made her the first woman elected to office in Burlington.[115]
In March 2021, Burlington residents voted to implementranked-choice voting for city councilors. It passed with 64% support. In March 2023, Burlington residents voted to expand ranked-choice voting in city elections, to include races for mayor, city councilors, School Commissioners, Ward Clerks, and Inspectors of Election. This passed with 64% support.[116]
In Burlington, students have two choices of magnet schools: the Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler (IAA) and the Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes (SA).[117]
Seven Days, a free weekly newspaper delivered in bulk to pickup points throughout the Burlington metropolitan area and central Vermont, emphasizing arts and culture[120]
The Natural Philosopher, a monthly science news journal articulating primary literature in neuroscience, biochemistry, and genetics.[123]The Natural Philosopher is a student-run publication based at the University of Vermont.
Five network-affiliated television stations serve the greater Burlington area. They includeWFFF-TV channel 44 (Fox), its sister stationWVNY channel 22 (ABC),WPTZ channel 5 (NBC, withMe-TV on DT3), its sister stationWNNE channel 31 (CW), andWCAX-TV channel 3 (CBS). All of the stations (including WVNY and WNNE which share news departments with WFFF-TV and WPTZ, respectively) operate news departments. Although licensed to Burlington, WCAX is based in neighboringSouth Burlington, while WPTZ islicensed toPlattsburgh, New York (though also locating its main studio to South Burlington in 2019). WFFF and WVNY are also based in Colchester, while WNNE is licensed toMontpelier.Comcast is the metro area's major cable television service provider, although residents within the Burlington city limits are also served by municipally-ownedBurlington Telecom.
Burlington is the central focus ofGreen Mountain Transit (GMT), which provides bus service within the city and to and from surrounding municipalities.
On June 15, 2011, theChittenden County Transportation Authority announced that it had changed its charter, effective July 1, 2011, to allow municipalities outside Chittenden County to join CCTA as member communities, thereby allowing CCTA to become Vermont's first regional transit authority. As part of its expansion, the CCTA merged with theGreen Mountain Transit Authority (GMTA), which provided bus service in the Barre-Montpelier area and surrounding communities in central Vermont.[124]
Burlington is connected to New York City via Amtrak'sEthan Allen Express, which began serving the city in July 2022. Service is toUnion Station, built on the city's waterfront in 1916.[126] The extension to Burlington was first proposed in 2013 by Vermont governorPeter Shumlin.[127] Prior to this, the nearest Amtrak station was located about 6–7 miles (9.7–11.3 km) to the east inEssex Junction, Vermont, which is served by theVermonter.
Rail service began in Burlington in 1849. From the late nineteenth century to 1953, theRutland Railroad provided passenger service on theGreen Mountain Flyer and theMount Royal from Burlington toTroy, New York, with connecting service toNew York City via theNew York Central Railroad. The last passenger train to run north via theBurlington Tunnel toAlburgh, a town in the northwest extremity of Vermont, was in June 1938.[128] From 2000 to 2003, theChamplain Flyer was a commuter service from Burlington south to the town ofCharlotte, Vermont.
Air carriers atPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) provide the area with commercial service to major regional hubs and international airports. While scheduled carriers have not traditionally offered scheduled commercial flights to destinations outside the United States, there is a Customs Port of Entry for unscheduled flights.[129] From 2011 to 2018, the only available international commercial flights for BTV were viaPorter Airlines' winter seasonal service to and fromBilly Bishop Airport inToronto.[130][131]
Burlington is served by one major Interstate highway, along with its spur route into the southern part of the city, and is at the junction of two U.S. highways. Several Vermont state highways also provide routes into and through the Burlington area.
Interstate 89: Though it does not directly enter the Burlington city limits, I-89 has interchanges in neighboring South Burlington, Winooski, and Colchester that provide access to downtown.
Interstate 189: I-189 connects I-89 in South Burlington to U.S. 7 at the southern end of Burlington.
U.S. Route 2 is the main east–west route entering Burlington. After entering the city from the east, westbound U.S. 2 turns north to run concurrently with U.S. 7 towards Winooski and Colchester. The intersection with Interstate 89 is used by 42,000 cars daily.[132]
U.S. Route 7 is the main north–south route through Burlington. Northbound U.S. 7 joins westbound U.S. 2 in downtown Burlington, and the two routes run concurrently north to Colchester before diverging.
Vermont Route 127 connects downtown and the Old North End with the New North End and thetown of Colchester. Throughout the New North End, VT-127 is a limited-access highway officially named the Winooski Valley Parkway, though commonly known as the "Burlington Beltline".
Burlington owns its own power company,Burlington Electric Department. In 2009, the department announced that it would purchase 40% of the output of the 40 MWSheffield, Vermont, wind-generated electricity when it became available.[137]
Burlington began operating on100% renewable energy in 2014 after being a pioneer in the renewable energy sector for decades. TheBurlington Electric Department, which began operating in 1903, originally usedcoal as a primary source of energy. However, after experiencing the effects of fluctuating coal prices throughout the second World War, the department slowly began using wood as an energy source because of the price and overall energy efficiency of wood.[138] Since then, the city has experienced a sustainability boom, and today runs on 100% renewable energy. A succession of mayors in the city, along with corresponding public interest, are credited with this change. Gordon Paquette made the decision to completely transition from coal to wood at the McNeil Generating Station in 1977, and Bernie Sanders picked up this momentum of the environmental movement in the small city. This continued with Peter Clavelle, who mandated recycling in the city, and passed a number of bonds which funded energy improvements in infrastructure. In 1995, the city issued the Legacy Plan, which aimed to "go beyond the branding and rhetoric and create actual examples that will resonate and make a difference in people's lives."[139]
Today, that plan has come to fruition in many ways. The city operates entirely on energy from the Winooski One Hydro Plant, a series ofwind turbines and solar panels, as well as the sustainably-sourced wood burning plant at McNeil Generating Station.[138] This made Burlington the first city to run completely on sustainable energy sources: a landmark forgreen infrastructure. Along with keeping energy rates low for customers, sustainability in the city extends beyond energy infrastructure. A non-profit organization in the city started an incubator farm that produces 30,000 pounds of fresh, local food for those facingfood insecurity. The city has also worked on drastic building restoration projects, installed bikeways for more efficient transportation, and prioritized energy saving in the downtown.
In September 2019, the former mayor Miro Weinberger announced plans to get the city tonet zero status by 2030. This would mean that the city would produce and consume equal amounts of energy. In October 2020, Burlington Electric proposed an ordinance that would require all buildings in the city to switch to electric energy sources.[140] This would put the city closer to that net-zero goal, and continues its legacy as a trailblazer for sustainable infrastructure.
In 2010, the government banned smoking within 25 feet (7.6 m) of the city's parks and recreational areas.[141]
Howard Center, headquartered in Burlington, provides social services to state residents, and runs Vermont's first and the area's only methadone maintenance program, the Chittenden Clinic.[citation needed]
Burlington City Council unanimously voted on August 8, 2011 a resolution to promote the use of French in municipal public services, in restaurant menus and in second language courses in schools.[142]
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