Burlington, Iowa

History
Burlington is a city in Des Moines County Iowa. It is Des Moines County Seat. Burlington was founded in 1833, prior to this it was originally called "Shoquoquon" (Shok-ko-kon), meaning Flint Hills. Preceding the Blackhawk purchase it was a nonaligned country for the Sac and Fox Tribes. &lt;ref&gt;The HawkEye Newspaper&lt;ref/&gt;