Timeline of Aurora, Colorado

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Aurora, Colorado, USA.

Prior to 20th century

  • 1890 - Settlement named "Fletcher."[1]
  • 1891
    • Fletcher incorporated as a town.[2]
    • H.M. Miliken becomes mayor.[3]
  • 1892 - Schoolhouse burns down.[1]
  • 1893 - Denver-Fletcher trolley begins operating.[citation needed]

20th century

  • 1902 - Section of town becomes part of Adams County; the other section becomes part of South Arapahoe County.[1][4]
  • 1906
    • Town Hall built.[1]
    • Democrat-News begins publication.[1]
  • 1907
    • Fletcher renamed "Aurora."[2]
    • First Presbyterian Church built.[1]
  • 1908 - Electricity begins operating.[1]
  • 1918 - US Army General Hospital No. 21 opens.[2]
  • 1924 - Colfax Avenue becomes part of U.S. Route 40.[2]
  • 1925
    • Aurora Woman's Club formed.[5]
    • Hollywood cinema opens.[6]
  • 1929
    • Aurora Public Library established.[5]
    • Stapleton Aerodrome begins operating near Aurora.[2]
  • 1938 - US military Lowry Technical Training Center built.[2]
  • 1939 - Population: 3,494.[2]
  • 1942 - US military Buckley Space Force Base built.
  • 1946
    • Fox Theatre in business.[7]
    • City Planning Commission established.[2]
  • 1949 - City Water Department established.[2]
  • 1950 - East 70 Drive-In cinema in business.[7]
  • 1954 - Hoffman Heights becomes part of Aurora.[2]
  • 1955 – Denver Regional Council of Governments formed.
  • 1965 - Norma Walker becomes mayor.[3]
  • 1966 - Arapahoe Junior College opens.[1]
  • 1971
    • Buckingham Square Mall in business.[2]
    • Camelot hi-rise offices built.[8]
  • 1972
    • Aurora Advocate Sentinel and Aurora Sun newspapers begin publication.[9]
    • Little League baseball team formed.[6]
  • 1974 - Quincy Reservoir constructed.[2]
  • 1975 - Aurora Mall in business.[2]
  • 1979
    • Aurora History Museum founded.[10]
    • Marketplace Tower I office building constructed.
  • 1981 - Aurora Genealogical Society founded.[1]
  • 1982 - Aurora Public Library Central building constructed.[8]
  • 1984 - Bennett family murders[11]
  • 1985 - City Historic Preservation Commission established.[2]
  • 1990 - Population: 222,103.[12]
  • 1992 - Sister city relationship established with Seongnam, South Korea.[13]
  • 1993 - December 13: 1993 Aurora, Colorado shooting.
  • 1994 - US Lowry Air Force Base closes.[2]
  • 1996
  • 1998 - Century cinema in business.[7]

21st century

See also

  • iconGeography portal
  • History portal
  • flagUnited States portal
  • flagColorado portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Nergal 1980.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Aurora History Museum. "Aurora, Colorado Historic Timeline" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016 – via AuroraGov.org.
  3. ^ a b c "Timeline of Mayors and City Council officials". AuroraGov.org. City of Aurora Colorado. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  4. ^ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "Colorado: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Colorado's Century of Public Libraries. Denver: Colorado State Library. 1959.
  6. ^ a b Arcadia 2008.
  7. ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Aurora, CO". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  8. ^ a b Historitecture 2015.
  9. ^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  10. ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Colorado". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
  11. ^ Nevada inmate charged in the cold case of Aurora hammer murders
  12. ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
  13. ^ a b "Aurora Sister Cities International". Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  14. ^ "Cities Webbing Their Way On Line Into Cyberspace", Rocky Mountain News, June 30, 1996
  15. ^ "City of Aurora, Colorado". Archived from the original on 1996-12-26 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  16. ^ a b Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei, ed. (9 May 2013). "Aurora, Colorado". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  17. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  18. ^ "Colorado". Official Congressional Directory: 111th Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 2009. ISBN 9780160837272.
  19. ^ "Aurora (city), Colorado". State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  20. ^ New York Times 2011.
  21. ^ "City leaders welcome new Salvadoran consulate to Aurora - Aurora Sentinel". Aurora Sentinel. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  22. ^ Paul, Jesse (2018-05-13). "Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan dies at 69 after battle with cancer". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  23. ^ "Aurora Colorado church shooting: One person killed and 2 wounded in shooting inside a church, police say". MSN.

Bibliography

  • McFadden. Early Aurora. 1978.
  • Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Aurora, Colorado", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
  • Steven F. Mehls; et al. (1985). Aurora: Gateway to the Rockies. Cordillera Press. ISBN 978-0-917895-05-0.
  • Sherah J. Collins (2008). Aurora. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-4824-1.
  • "Trying to Shine in the Shadow of a Neighbor", New York Times, December 12, 2011
  • Historitecture LLC (2015), Guide to the City of Aurora's Historic Architecture – via History Colorado

External links

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