Burlington (49° 45′ 08″ N 56° 01′ 02″ W NST) an incorporated town located at the north side of the mouth of Green Bay Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Burlington, once named Northwest Arm, is a fishing and lumbering community that was permanently settled in the mid 1800's. The community was renamed in 1914 or 1915 for reasons unknown. The Newfoundland Standard Time Zone (NST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting 3½ hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ...

Geography

Towns and Communities nearby

• Middle Arm

History

A fire completely destroyed the community in August of 1933. The fire was started by careless campers between Burlington and the neighboring community of Middle Arm. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

A Community Council was founded in 1965, and the town received electricity during the same year. Telephone service was supplied in 1968, and recently, a water supply from Waddies Pond has been provided. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

The first Government Land Grant was issued in 1872 to George Marsh, Perry's Cove, on the South Side of the Arm. 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The first school was erected in 1877 on the north side of the community. By 1884 another school was built, this time on the south side. Traditionally, a teacher would rotate, spending five months teaching in the school on one side, and then five months on the other.

Economy

There was no large industry in the 1800's. The early settlers fished for cod and cleared land to grow potatoes, cabbage and small fruits. Keeping animals provided meat for the winter and milk and butter in season. Settlers built their own boats for fishing in Labrador, or they were employed by the inshore fishery. When the mines opened at Bett's Cove and at Tilt Cove some of the men went there to work. 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... COD may refer to many different topics, including: Call of Duty, a World War II computer game distributed by Activision Carrier onboard delivery Cash on delivery Cause of death Chemical oxygen demand Click of death, an infamous symptom of a manufacturing defect in Iomega Zip drives Concise Oxford Dictionary Cod... This article is about the region in Canada. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. ...

Logging pitprops for the United Kingdom were started in 1915 by John Jennings (contractor). This industry was closed in 1918 when the sale of pitprops ended. Lumber camps opened in 1920 but closed during the depression of the 1930's. Camps later opened for the cutting of pulpwood and continued for about ten years. In 1969 pulpwood was again the main industry, shipped out by truck from Burlington. 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Lumber is the name used, generally in North America, for wood that has been cut into boards or other shapes for the purpose of woodworking or construction. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The word depression can mean: A decrease of functional activity in behavior patterns The everyday term for a sad mood, see depression (mood) The medical condition clinical depression, which includes decreased interest in pleasurable activities A sunken or depressed geological formation, see depression (geology) An economic depression, is a more... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Pulpwood refers to timber stocks that are cut for paper production. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Culture

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Notable Residents

• Rex Goudie
• Shaun Majumder

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Tourist attractions

• Salmon Trail

See also

• List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador

Communities of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) Arnolds Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) Avondale, Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) Badger, Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) Baie Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) Bishop...

External links

• Statistics Canada