Weekend, every weekend on cspan three. To join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspan history. The history of burlington, vermont is tied directly to lumber, textiles and even politics. Next, we speak with local historians about the history of burlington and its role in vermont. Vince we are standing above what in the 1790s was referred to as Burlington Bay on Lake Champlain. Of course, the fact that it is on Lake Champlain is part of the reasons why we have the city here today. The early europeans, the new englanders who came up here, allen, saw the potential of Burlington Bay as a port city. Lake champlain flows north and it flows into the Richelieu River. Which then flows into the st. Which gives burlington, interestingly enough even though it is an in land place, access to the atlantic ocean. Early settlers saw that and became interested. But the area really did not take off, despite the attempts by ira allen to make this an important place by putting the university it the
For the better part of a decade on the central Kenai Peninsula, the lives of Ira Little and Marvin Smith were inextricably linked. In fact, it was rare to read or hear about one without the other. It was usually “Smith and Little” this or “Smith and Little” that.
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