Burlington,

Burlington, the name of three cities in the United States: (1) The capital of Des Moines county, Iowa, on the right bank of the Mississippi (here crossed by a railway bridge), 207 miles WSW. of Chicago by rail. It occupies a natural amphitheatre formed by the limestone bluffs which slope backward from the river, and is an important centre. Laid out in 1834, it is the seat of a Baptist college, and has manufactures of machinery, farming implements, flour, carriages, &c. Pop. (1870) 14,930; (1890) 22,565.—(2) A port of entry of Burlington county, New Jersey, on the Delaware, 20 miles above Philadelphia, with which, as well as with New York, it is connected by rail. It possesses an Episcopalian college (1846), and large manufactories of shoes, ironware, thread, &c. Pop. 7264.—(3) A port of entry and capital of Chittenden county, Vermont, and the most populous city in the state, beautifully situated on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, 40 miles WNW. of Montpelier by rail. It has a good harbour, with a breakwater and lighthouse, and has access by canals and the Richelieu River to the Hudson and St Lawrence, besides railway communication with all parts of the United States and Canada. It is the seat of the State Agricultural College (1863), and of the Vermont University (1800), which crowns the slope on which the city stands. It has cotton, flour, and planing mills, machine-shops, and manufactures of furniture, &c., and is one of the largest lumber markets in the United States. Pop. (1870) 14,387; (1880) 11,363; (1890) 14,590.