A great photograph of Albert Einstein sailing. And the card was sent on World Postcard Day (2023) Burlington is the largest city in Vermont with almost 45 000 people. Of the 50 states, it ranks 50 when it comes to being the largest city in the state. .  As a history nut I found this story about the War of 1812 interesting. The War of 1812 was unpopular with Vermont and the other states in New England. They all had close trading ties with the British North American Colonies (Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick). Vermont did not provide any militia unites or financial support for the war. At one point there were 5000 US soldiers stationed in Burlington. On August 2, 1813, British forces from Canada shelled Burlington. The cannonade lasted about 10 minutes and resulted in no casualties. Vermont residents supported the Federalist Party at this time which was against war with Britain.  Another interesting historical fact is Burlington is the site of the first known international hockey game.