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Burlington
Author(s): Don Bolden
ISBN: 9780738586533
# of Pages: 96
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
On Sale Date: 10/25/2010
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Book Description:
Burlington originated as a railroad town but gained worldwide fame as the home of Burlington Industries, once the largest textile maker in the world. Now a city of 50,000 people, it is the national headquarters of Laboratory Corporation of America, the second largest medical testing laboratory in the nation.
Author Bio: Author Don Bolden chronicled much of this city's change and growth in 51 years with the Times-News. He retired as executive editor in 2000 and since has devoted much of his time to local history.
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