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Burlington Island sits across the Delaware River from Bristol Borough and has a history that dates back at least hundreds of years.
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This weekend, residents will be able to learn more about the island that has been home to the indigenous Lenape people and later Dutch, Swedish, English, and Quakers.
The presentation will take place at the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library at 680 Radcliffe Street on Saturday, August 6 at 11:30 a.m. In addition to a presentation, they will be an activity for kids.
Friends of Burlington Island, a group that is working to find a safe and responsible approach to opening Burlington Island for the public, will host the event.
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Judy Gauntt, along with Dawn and Jim McCreary, Friends of Burlington Island members, will explain how the island became the first European settlement along the Delaware River in the 1600s to recent efforts removing nearly 100,000 pounds of waste that accumulated on the island over decades.
With the Grundy Library’s location, those listening to the presentation won’t only learn about the island, which sits in New Jersey, but they will get a first-hand view of the island in the river.
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The island has a long history and has served as a park in the 1700s, a school, a resort, farmland, an amusement park, and dumping ground for dredge spoils.
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