Burlington, Iowa

Burlington is a city located in Des Moines County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,839. It is the county seat of Des Moines County{{GR|6}}. Burlington is the home of Snake Alley, the crookedest alley in the world, and has been called the Backhoe Capital of the World.

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Des Moines County, Iowa - 2000 - County seat - Backhoe

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Burlington was the first capitol of Iowa. The government used "Old Zion", the first Methodist Church in Iowa (located near what is now 3rd and Washington streets), to conduct business of the day. There are several businesses and famous people that originate from this city; two prominent examples are the CB&Q Railroad that evolved into the Burlington Route and today exists as the Burlington Northern - Santa Fe railroad, and an individual, Aldo Leopold, the well-respected naturalist. Other notable people born in Burlington: Dr. Wallace Carothers, inventor of Nylon, William Frawley, known as Fred Mertz on the "I Love Lucy" show and Bart Howard, composer and writer of the jazz standard "Fly me to the Moon".

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Aldo Leopold - Wallace Carothers - William Frawley - Bart Howard

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Burlington's roots are in transportation and manufacturing. Located on the Mississippi River, Burlington was a bustling river port in the steamboat era and home to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Even today one of the main East-West lines of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad crosses the Mississippi at Burlington.

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Burlington is the home of the Burlington Bees baseball team, a class A member of the Midwest League. The Bees play at Community Field, which underwent extensive renovation in 2005.

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Burlington Bees - Midwest League

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