The Burton House was a celebrated

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located in Hurley,

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during the city's heyday as a

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and

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who registered at the hotel on October 5, 1889. After years of decline, the Burton House burned to the ground on Feb. 2, 1947, as a result of an overheated stove in the first floor meeting room of the VFW.Mattsonworks.com

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