History

Back in the logging days this is where they had a chain (also known as a boom) across the Belize River to catch logs that floated downstream. These logs were stamped beforehand so that sawmills knew whose logs they were sawing. From the boom logs were rafted together and floated down to Belize Town to the sawmills.^[1]

Oil was discovered in 2005, the oil reservoir covered an area of approximately 438,000 acres of land, spanning parts of Benque Viejo del Carmen Town, Yalbac, Spanish Lookout, Belmopan City, and even Burrell Boom. ^[2]

Etymology

In The Handbook of British Honduras 1888-89 it is stated that J. Tucker was appointed as Deputy Registrar for The Boom in 1887.^[3]

Burrell Boom was mentioned in the Government Gazette of 1963.^[4]