Babbitt Metal. Babbitt metal, is an antifriction metal alloy first produced by Isaac Babbitt in 1839. In present-day usage the term is applied to a whole class of silver-white bearing metals, or white metals. These alloys usually consist of relatively hard crystals embedded in a softer matrix, a structure important for machine bearings.
Burlington is 13 miles west of the Kansas border and 166 miles east of Denver, Colorado. Passing through Stratton, Seibert is 35 miles west of Burlington along Interstate-70 (I-70).
Founded in 1833, Burlington is one of the oldest cities in Iowa. Back in the steamboat era, Burlington was a bustling river port and a central city to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Some historical sites to see are the Hawkeye Log Cabin Museum, Phelps Museum, and the Heritage Hill Historic District.