Burlington

… city in central Alamance County. About 1851 the North Carolina Railroad built its repair shops there and the name Company Shops was applied to the community until 1887, when a list of names suggested by local citizens was referred to a committee for decision. Burlington is said to have been suggested by Katherine Scales, daughter of Governor Alfred M. Scales. Inc. 1893. Railroad shops moved to Spencer in 1896. A Civil War training camp was est. at Company Shops. Alt. 658. Produces textiles, hosiery, electronics, and paper boxes.