Part III. 



GAZETTEER OF VERMONT. 



BURLINGTON. 



BURLINGTON. 



ble for building ground. This township 

 has lake Champiain on the west, Muddy 

 brook on the east, and Winooski river on 

 the north. The latter is crossed by two 

 good bridges leading to Colchester, and 

 at the lower falls affords abundant water 

 power for all kinds of machinery. From 

 these falls to the mouth of the river it is 

 5 miles, while it is only 2 miles from tliein 

 to the wharves in Burlington bay. The 

 lower bridge crosses the river at the head 

 of tiie lower falls. It is substantially 

 built and well covered, and consists of 

 three arches of about 80 feet span. The 

 other bridge is a mile above and is called 



Flan of the Villa 



the " High Bridge." This bridge is over 

 a chasm, worn in the rocks by the river, 

 which is much visited as a curiosity. 

 This bridge is only 7.5 feet in length but, 

 at low water, it is 80 feet above the surface 

 of the river. The rocks in the eastern 

 half of the township are lime stone, and 

 from them large quantities of lime are 

 manufactured. In the western half they 

 are sand stone and are e.vtensively quar- 

 ried for buildings and underpinnings. 

 Among the sand rocks in the southwest- 

 ern part of the townsliip, is an e.xcavation 

 called the "Devil's Den," which is some- 

 times visited as a curiosity. 



g'c of Bvrlington. 



a. Congregational Cliurch. 

 I). Unitarian Church. 



c. Episcopal Church. 



d. Metliorlist Chapel, 

 c. Baptist Chapel. 



/. Roman Catholic Church. 

 g. University. 



jercnces. 

 h. Boys' High School. 

 J. Female .Seminary. 

 j. Medical College. 

 k. Court-house 

 /. Kurlington Hank, 

 m. Farmers t Mechanics B'k. 

 71. Glass Factory. 



0. Howard's Hotel. 

 p. American Hotel, 

 g. Exchange Hotel.. 

 r. Pearlsireet House- 

 s. Franklin Hotel. 

 t. Jonner's Hotel. 

 u. Break-water. 



Burlington Village, a ground plan ofi 

 which is given above, is not surpassed in 

 beauty of location by any town or village 

 in INew England. It lies on the east 

 shore of Burlington buy, and occupies a \ 

 gentle declivity descending towards the [ 

 west, and terminated by the waters of the 

 lake. The principal streets running east 1 



and west, are one mile in length, and 

 these are intersected at right angles with 

 numerous streets running north and south 

 and cuttin-g the whole village into regular 

 squares. A large share of the bitsiness on 

 lake Champiain centres at this place, and 

 the town is rapidly increasing in wealth 

 and consequence. There are regular daily 



