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Bigger Better Burlington - Reports and More through History: Home

This guide contains information on various publicity brochure, annual reports, industrial summaries, etc. promoting the city of Burlington, North Carolina that were produced by the Burlington Chamber of Commerce in the 1930s through the 1980s. Many contai

Maps & Atlas'

Burlington 1923 from Drummond Pictorial Atlas

Burlington 1923 from Drummond Pictorial Atlas

1940s Map

1940s Map

1947 Map

1947 Map

1951 Map

1951 Map

Industrial Summaries

Industrial Survey Brief - circa 1940s

This brochure describes economic conditions in Burlington, North Carolina around 1940.  It was used as industrial recruiting publicity by the Chamber of Commerce.

Industrial Summary - circa 1952

This is a summary of industrial conditions in Burlington, NC around the year 1952 with black and white photographs of some leading local industrial facilities.

Industrial Summary - circa 1960

Brochures

Burlington North Carolina 1930

Why Burlington? - circa 1939

This 1939 brochure describes the commercial, educational, industrial, agricultural, religious, civic, and recreational resources of Burlington, North Carolina.  It contains statistics on the community and black and white photographs of the central business district.

 

1951 Burlington Municipal Reporter Vol. I No. 5

Let's Go Burlington - circa 1957

This brochure is publicity about living, working, shopping, attending school, worshiping, farming, and engaging in recreational activities in Burlington, North Carolina around the year 1957.  It also contains several historical pictures from the early 1900s.

 

Look At Burlington - circa 1950s

1977 Beauty of Burlington

Annual Reports

Your City Burlington NC Annual Report 1958

1960 Burlington Annual Report

1966-67 Burlington Annual Report

1972 Burlington North Carolina Report

1975-76 Burlington Annual Report

1979-1980 Annual Report

1984 Burlington Annual Report

Burlington "Report to the People" 1989