Burlington is an
unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to:
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* Unincorporated entity, a type of organization
* Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...
historic community
Linn County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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.
It was located about a mile downriver from
Peoria.
History
The town began with a ferry across the
Willamette River
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run by John Smith, and a store owned by John Donald.
[ James Freeman platted the townsite in 1853, at which time it had two houses, two stores, a blacksmith shop, and the ferry.][ The river silted up and made the boat landings inaccessible so the town's population soon dwindled.][ Burlington post office was established in 1855 and ran until 1857 when it was renamed Peoria and likely moved to the other town.][ Burlington was located on the ]Donation Land Claim
The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850, sometimes known as the Donation Land Act, was a statute enacted by the United States Congress in late 1850, intended to promote homestead settlements in the Oregon Territory. It followed the Distribution-Preem ...
of James Martin who came to Oregon from Little York, Illinois
Little York is a village in Warren County, Illinois, United States. The population was 269 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Little York has a total area of ...
.[ A family tradition among Martin's descendants holds that Burlington was named after Burlington, Iowa, the nearest market town to Little York.][ Today Burlington, Oregon is considered a ]ghost town
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* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
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.
See also
*Historic ferries of Oregon Historic ferries in Oregon are water transport ferries that operated in Oregon Country, Oregon Territory, and the state of Oregon, United States. These ferries allowed people to cross bodies of water, mainly rivers such as the Willamette in the Will ...
References
1853 establishments in Oregon Territory
Ghost towns in Oregon
Unincorporated communities in Linn County, Oregon
Unincorporated communities in Oregon
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