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==Points of interest== [[File:BurlingtonNJ NewStMarysChurch 03.jpg|thumb|The new St. Mary's Church is a national historic landmark.]] * [[Burlington Island]], an island in the [[Delaware River]] between Burlington and [[Bristol, Pennsylvania]]. Plans were announced in 2012 to create an historic amusement park on the site.<ref>Duffy, Erin. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2012/04/its_amusement-park_heyday_100.html "Its amusement-park heyday 100 years past, developers now hope to revive Burlington Island"], ''[[The Times (Trenton)|The Times]]'', April 13, 2012. Accessed June 14, 2012. "Burlington Island is a 300-acre island located in the Delaware River between Bristol Pa. and Burlington City, N.J. Robbins and her company hope to turn the island into a historical theme park."</ref> * [[Doane Academy]] * [[Elias Boudinot]] House β located at 207 W. Broad Street.<ref>[http://www.tourburlington.org/SeeSites21-25.html Boudinot-Bradford House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803204223/http://www.tourburlington.org/SeeSites21-25.html |date=August 3, 2014 }}, The City of Burlington Historic District. Accessed August 14, 2013.</ref> * [[James Lawrence]] House β located at 459 High Street and constructed in 1742, it was the home of the hero of the [[War of 1812]], whose dying command has been paraphrased as "Don't give up the ship!".<ref name=ship>[http://www.tourburlington.org/SeeSites36-40.html See Over 40 Historic Sites: 36-40] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420202845/http://www.tourburlington.org/SeeSites36-40.html |date=April 20, 2012 }}, City of Burlington Historic District. Accessed June 14, 2012.</ref> * [[James Fenimore Cooper]] House * Library Company of Burlington * Odd Fellows Cemetery, at 4527 Route 130 South<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Odd-Fellows-Cemetery/143784485657226|title=Odd Fellows Cemetery|website=Facebook}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=BillionGraves.com|url=http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemeteries/Odd-Fellows/173311#cemetery_id=173311&lim=0&num=25&order=asc&action=browse|title=Odd Fellows Cemetery}}</ref> * Old City Hall * Quaker Meeting House * Revell House * [[St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Burlington, New Jersey|St. Mary's Episcopal Church]] β the congregation's original church was constructed in 1703 and a new church building was added in 1854.<ref>[http://www.stmarysburlington.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=64 About Us], [[St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Burlington, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 14, 2012.</ref> The church's new building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1972 and was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1986.<ref>[http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1236&ResourceType=Building "New St. Mary's Episcopal Church"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912153629/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1236&ResourceType=Building |date=2012-09-12 }}, [[National Historic Landmark]]s Program. Accessed June 14, 2012.</ref> * Waterfront Park and Oneida Boat Clubhouse β located at York Street on the Delaware riverfront, the club is the oldest continuously operated club on the river.<ref>[http://www.tourburlington.org/SeeSites41-44.html Oneida Boat Club House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804010629/http://www.tourburlington.org/SeeSites41-44.html |date=August 4, 2014 }}, The City of Burlington Historic District. Accessed August 14, 2013.</ref>
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