Burlington (Ky.)

Title: Burlington (Ky.)
Alternate name: Craig's Camp (Ky.); Wilmington (Boone County, Ky.)
Description: The county seat, Burlington was originally named Craig's Camp for the early settler John Hawkins Craig. The town was first incorporated as Wilmington in 1800, and then renamed Burlington in 1816. Though it has gone through periods of incorporation throughout it's history, it is presently one of the few unincorporated county seats in Kentucky.; The county courthouse, the most prominent building in town, is located on the town square.
Has beginning: 1800
Identifier: USGS GNIS Feature ID: 488440
Political division: Burlington Precinct (Boone County, Ky.)
Related resource: Browse photographs from Burlington; 'A Brief History of Burlington' [PDF]; 'A Brief History of Burlington' (audiobook); 'Behind the Scenes: Burlington History' by James K. Duvall; 'Burlington Revealed: Historical Structures' by Emily Meier; 'First Owners of Burlington, Kentucky'; Burlington Ghost Walk, 2007 [PDF]; Burlington Ghost Walk, 2008 [PDF]
Source: Atlas of Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, Kentucky; An; Geographic Names Information System

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Items with "Geographic location: Burlington (Ky.)"
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Burlington United Methodist Church (Burlington, Ky.)	Organization
First Baptist Church of Burlington (Burlington, Ky.)	Organization
First Universalist Church (Burlington, Ky.)	Organization
Peoples Deposit Bank (Burlington, Ky.)	Organization
Refuge Holiness Tabernacle (Burlington, Ky.)	Organization

Items with "Location: Burlington (Ky.)"
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1823--Jim J Captured and Jailed	Event
1852--Fourteen Freedom Seekers	Event
1852--Mass Escape of at Least Thirty Freedom Seekers	Event
1863--Two Freedom Seekers Captured and Sent to Tennessee	Event
1866--Carter Utz Brutally Attacked	Event
1868--Buford Bohanan Marries Sidney Duncan	Event
1869--Charles Ross Marries Jane White	Event
1874--George Scott Marries Aggie Banister	Event
1875--Amos' safe is burglarized	Event
1876--Joe Payne Accused of Assault and Murdered by Mob	Event
1876--Smith Williams Taken from Jail and Lynched	Event
1880--Burlington Free Will Baptist Church Building Complete	Event
1885--William Scales Accused of Rape and Lynched	Event
1905--Edward Utz Marries Cora Vance	Event

Items with "Political division: Burlington (Ky.)"
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A.S. Crisler Cemetery (Burlington, Ky.)	Location
Benjamin R. Gaines House (Burlington, Ky.)	Location
Benson-Nicholson House (Burlington, Ky.)	Location
Boone County Clerk's Building (Burlington, Ky.)	Location
Boone County Courthouse (Burlington, Ky.)	Location
Boone County Deposit Bank Building (Burlington, Ky.)	Location