Aurora’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Aurora. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1861, David Millspaw became the first permanent settler in the area of what was to become Aurora. Hamilton County was formed in 1870.
Aurora was laid out as a town in 1871 by David Stone who named it after his former hometown of Aurora, Illinois. The county seat was transferred from Orville City (an extinct town) to Aurora in 1876.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Aurora’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Aurora’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view718 L Street, Aurora, NE - c. 1920, c. 1920: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Aurora
See all 5 →Aurora, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 718 L Street, Aurora, NE - c. 1920 (c. 1920) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.