All the western states and territories . , for themorality of its citizens, as it was once rendered infixmous by their crimes. Burlington, a flourishing comniereia] city, the seat of justice for PesMoines county, is on the western side of the Mississippi, 45 miles aboveKeokuk, 248 above St. Louis, and 1,429 above New Orleans. The city wasorganized under a charter from the Territory of Wisconsin, in 1838. It is IOWA. 391 regularly laid out and beautifully situated. Part of the city is built on theliigh grounds or bluffs, rising in some places about 200 feet above theriver, affording a beautiful
All the western states and territories . , for themorality of its citizens, as it was once rendered infixmous by their crimes. Burlington, a flourishing comniereia] city, the seat of justice for PesMoines county, is on the western side of the Mississippi, 45 miles aboveKeokuk, 248 above St. Louis, and 1,429 above New Orleans. The city wasorganized under a charter from the Territory of Wisconsin, in 1838. It is IOWA. 391 regularly laid out and beautifully situated. Part of the city is built on theliigh grounds or bluffs, rising in some places about 200 feet above theriver, affording a beautiful and commanding view of the surroundino coun-try: with the river, and its woody islands, stretching far away to the. Soiitli-eastern view of Burlington. The view shows the aiipeariince of the city, as spcn from near the South Bhiff: the eastern teniiiiins ofthe Tiurliiigton and Missouri Railroad, the (Juiirt House, auit other public building-!, on the elevated groundin the distance, appear in the central part; the North Bluff and Steamboat Lauding on the right north and south. It has a variety of mechanical and manufacturing estab-lishments. The pork packing business is carried on extensively. It is theBeat of the Burlington University, and contains 12 churches, in 1860, 6, The country for sixty miles around Burlington, sometimes called the frar-den of Iowa, is very fertile. Near the city are immense quantities of graylimestone rock, suitable for building purposes. The first white person who located himself in Burlington, appears to havebeen Samuel S. White, a native of Ohio, who built a cabin here, in 18;]2,close to the river at the foot of the upper bluff. The United States, accord
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