Burlington School – Fayette Tp. – The town was originally located on lands owned by John Ferguson and Wm. Elkins was owned at that time by E. B. Greene, now known as the Delta, the school house and church of that name being on or nearby the same land.
There were several log cabins erected, but the question of title arose, and upon examination, they concluded to move their location and selected the present site; John Davidson and William Burton each giving 25 acres of land, in all 50 acres, which now composes the present town of Burlington.
Several of the houses which had been built on the Delta lands were torn down and hauled to and erected at the new place, which was named Burlington for a Burlington in Vermont.
Ironton Register July 11, 1895. Burlington was named by E. B. Greene and Carpus Clark for Burlington, Vt., and Carpus Clark and S. M. Browning named Burlington, Iowa, for our chief town.
Burlington was organized in March of 1817 as the county seat of Lawrence county. Burlington was the only post office in the county until 1821. Thomas Kerr was the first postmaster, and Burlington was the first town laid out. The brick tavern at Burlington was the first brick house. The first road surveyed was from Burlington to the mouth of Symmes.
Burlington School, Lawrence County, Ohio photo courtesy of Dave Milem
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