Burlington, Linn County, Oregon

Burlington is an unincorporated historic community Linn County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It was located about a mile downriver from Peoria.[2]

History

The town began with a ferry across the Willamette River run by John Smith, and a store owned by John Donald.[2] James Freeman platted the townsite in 1853, at which time it had two houses, two stores, a blacksmith shop, and the ferry.[2] The river silted up and made the boat landings inaccessible so the town's population soon dwindled.[2][3] Some of the buildings were moved to Peoria.[2] Burlington post office was established in 1855 and ran until 1857 when it was renamed Peoria and likely moved to the other town.[2] Burlington was located on the Donation Land Claim of James Martin who came to Oregon from Little York, Illinois.[2] A family tradition among Martin's descendants holds that Burlington was named after Burlington, Iowa, the nearest market town to Little York.[2] Today Burlington, Oregon is considered a ghost town.

See also

References
  1. "Burlington (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  2. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  3. "Historical scrapbook". The Times. March 10, 1966. p. 4. Retrieved October 29, 2015.


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