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4581
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Known as Company Shops until the railroads left in 1886, the town changed its name to Burlington. The economy next depended on textiles with the Glencoe Mill, 1880-1954, and Burlington Industries since 1923. Family businesses are old, some dating back to 1910. The nostalgic can find historic sites, including a 1910 carousal. The town is also home to Elon College. Burlington experienced a 12 percent population growth in the 1990s to 44,000; location between the Research Triangle and the Piedmont Triad was a contributing factor.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 12, May 2000, p16-18, 20-22, il Periodical Website
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14697
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Burlington, then the largest city in Alamance County, experienced a surge of industrial growth following World War II. All sectors of the city flourished during this period including civic improvements and health programs. Expansion of manufacturing was pivotal to the town's success, especially its most noteworthy manufactured good, hosiery. Burlington leaders also organized local markets where Alamance County farmers could sell their tobacco, instead of seeking buyers outside the county. As a benefactor of economic growth, health programs and local public schools thrived with new hospital facilities and high schools planned.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 14 Issue 52, May 1947, p23-32, il
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