The Manufacturing Past of Burlington's Lakeside Avenue
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Speaker Kyle Obenauer presents: The Manufacturing Past of Burlington's Lakeside Avenue.
Since the end of the 19th century, Lakeside Avenue has been home to companies that have produced world-renowned ovens, cotton textiles, small machinery, such as coin machines and small gasoline engines, as well as land, sea, and air systems for the U.S. military. This talk examines the manufacturing past of Burlington's Lakeside Avenue, focusing on the former Queen City Cotton Mill, its worker housing, and Blodgett Ovens. A program of the Chittenden County Historical Society.
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