New Burlington is a former town located in Chester Township in the northwestern corner of Clinton County, Ohio, off Ohio State Route 380. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] It was acquired by the United States federal government when Caesar Creek was dammed and a reservoir created in the 1970s.[citation needed]
History
editNew Burlington was laid out in 1833, and named after Burlington, North Carolina, the native home of a share of the first settlers.[2] A post office called New Burlington was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1971.[3] New Burlington was a "station" on the Underground Railroad.[4]
Gallery
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Site of New Burlington (1803–1971) located on Ohio State Route 380 -
Headstone of Lawrence E. & Ethel Compton Mitchner located in New Burlington Cemetery -
Grave of Lawrence E. Mitchner, the last remaining resident of New Burlington
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 96.
- ^ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 261.
Further reading
edit- Baskin, John (1976). New Burlington: The Life and Death of an American Village. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-08366-7.
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