Editing Burlington, North Dakota (section)

==History==
[[Image:1886rail-usgenweb-mapproject.jpg|thumb|left|Cartograph {{circa|1886}}, showing Burlington as the largest settlement in NW [[Dakota Territory]].]]
Burlington and its former settlements were founded by James Johnson and James Colton (the men who also settled [[Larimore, North Dakota]]) in [[Dakota Territory]] in the late 1870s. Earlier settlements were The Forks, and later Colton (named after James Colton), which are considered forerunners of the city. Its current name was given to it by James Johnson during the creation of the post office, and was the name of his hometown of [[Burlington, Iowa]]. "The Forks" was used as a name for Burlington, alluding to its geographic location at the confluence of the [[Des Lacs]] and [[Mouse River]]s.

In the early 1890s, the ''[[Minot Daily News|Burlington Reporter]]'' became the first newspaper in western North Dakota. It would in the future be renamed to the ''[[Minot Daily News]]''.

In 1997, Raymond Kuntz from Burlington testified before the [[United States Senate]] that he believed his son, Richard, committed suicide due to the influence of the band [[Marilyn Manson]].<ref name="nytimeslryics">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/07/us/a-hearing-focuses-on-lyrics-laced-with-violence-and-death.html |title=A Hearing Focuses on Lyrics Laced With Violence and Death |last=Stout |first=David |date=November 7, 1997 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |access-date=January 19, 2019}}</ref>

On January 18, 2002, a [[Minot Train Derailment|severe train derailment]] east of the city sent a gigantic cloud of [[anhydrous ammonia]] toward Minot and Burlington. Power to Burlington, Des Lacs, and Berthold was knocked out due to damage to poles near the derailment site. The power company serving these towns built a temporary connection to a neighboring electric cooperative's system to provide limited power until the site was sufficiently cleaned up to permit permanent repairs to be completed. Residents were unable to access radios or televisions due to this, although messages went out advising people to stay inside. One man died and many of the area's citizens were sickened by the noxious gas. The incident was one of the more major chemical spills in the country.<ref name=CBC>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/minot-train-derailment-kills-one-injures-dozens-1.342396 CBC News, Minot train derailment kills one, injures dozens]</ref> In early 2006, court cases were heard in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], against [[Canadian Pacific Railway]], the owner and operator of the derailed train. The anhydrous ammonia spill was the largest such spill in U.S. history. This incident was used by [[Eric Klinenberg]] in his book ''Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media'' as an example of the failure of mass media, specifically local radio stations, to disseminate information to the public in an emergency.<ref>Klinenberg, Eric. ''Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media''. Holt: New York, 2008.</ref>

[[File:Blacksmith shop in Burlington, N.D., 1880.jpg|thumb|Blacksmith shop in Burlington, North Dakota, 1880]]

On June 24, 2011, 80% of the city was evacuated when floodwaters swept through the town during the [[2011 Souris River flood|flooding of the Mouse River]], in flooding which also greatly affected Minot. In some cases, many homes were not accessible for months afterward, and some damage to homes and infrastructure still wasn't fully repaired as of 2016. Post-flood, most of the homes that were directly next to the Mouse River (and some next to the Des Lacs) were demolished as part of a new flood control plan.<ref name="npr">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/06/27/137455189/two-flooded-n-d-cities-face-different-outcomes |title=Two Towns, Same Flooded River, Different Fates |last=Kahn |first=Carrie |website=NPR.org |language=en |access-date=January 19, 2019}}</ref>