Howard Athons Wood
Published: 2018-02-05
Total Pages: 66
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Excerpt from Burlington, Its Early History, Growth and Progress: A Manufacturing Center; Healthful Climate, Low Taxes and Economical Government, Good Schools and Churches Although Burlington is not large in population, yet it is growing to be a great manufacturing center and, a point for the distribution and sale of such articles. Burlington will grow to be one of the great commercial, geographical, railroad, political and educational centers of Wisconsin, therefore the growth of Wisconsin means the growth of Burlington and the commercial import ance of Wisconsin epitomizes the advantages of Burlington as a business point. Located at the junction of the Fox and White Rivers in the south western part of Racine County, among the wooded hills of the famous Kettle Range and in the heart of the lake region, Burlington has all of the advantages and charms which nature can bestow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.