Burlington Township
Burlington is a city in Southeast Iowa. It is on the Mississippi River and has a population of about 27,000. From the raising of the American flag here in 1805 by Zebulon Pike to becoming a post of the American Fur Company in 1829 and then Iowa Territory's first territorial capital in 1838, Burlington has been a place of considerable historical value.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capitol Theater and Burlington station.
Capitol Theater
Theater building
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The Capitol Theater> < was a 700-seat theater in Burlington, Iowa. Opened in 1937, with the first showing being Mark Twain's classic The Prince and the Pauper.
Burlington station
Railway station
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Burlington station is an Amtrak train station in Burlington, Iowa, United States. It is served by the California Zephyr, with one daily train in each direction.
Community Field
Stadium
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Community Field is a stadium in Burlington, Iowa. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Burlington Bees collegiate summer baseball team of the Prospect League.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Burlington and Gulfport.
West Burlington
Town
West Burlington is a city in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States, adjacent to the Mississippi River city of Burlington. The population was 3,197 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. West Burlington is situated 2½ miles northwest of Burlington Township.
Gulfport
Hamlet
Gulfport is a village in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 42, down from 54 at the 2010 census.
Burlington Township
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Township of Burlington”
- Location: Des Moines, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.807° or 40° 48′ 25″ northLongitude
-91.1168° or 91° 7′ 1″ westElevation
669 feet (204 metres)Open location code
86GCRV4M+Q7GeoNames ID
4849856
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