Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of, Des
Moines County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,982 in the 2020 census, a decline from
the 26,839 population in 2000. Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area, which
includes West
Burlington and Middletown, Iowa, and Gulfport,
Illinois. Burlington is the home of Snake Alley, a
crooked street. Prior to European settlement, the area was
neutral territory for the Sac and Fox Native American tribes, who called it
Shoquoquon (Shok-ko-kon), meaning Flint Hills.
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson organized two parties of explorers to
map the Louisiana Purchase. The Lewis
and Clark Expedition followed
the Missouri River, while Lt. Zebulon Pike followed the Mississippi River. In 1805, Pike landed at the bluffs below
Burlington and raised the United
States Flag for the first
time on what would become Iowa soil and recommended construction of a fort. The
recommendation went unheeded.
For additional information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington,_Iowa
Our morning excursion took us to a dairy farm an hour's drive into the country.
Our first stop was at an automatic machine to get paper booties to keep our shoes from getting farm residue on the bottom of our shoes.
Dairy cows at the feed trough. We were provided detailed info of how they use special mixtures of grains and fiber to keep the cows healthy and productive.
A short drive to their cheese "factory." Milk transport to take their milk to a coop.
Milk for cheese making.
Milking pit. Room for 10 cows on each side.
Cheese making sanitary kitchen
Highway Bridge as we are heading down river (south)
Approaching auto and railroad bridge with elevator section
Auto travel on upper level with two tracks for trains on lower level
Passing through
On our way to Hannibal; we will arrive 8 tomorrow morning
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