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
- City website online (approximate date).^[14]^[15]
- Arabian Horse Association headquartered in Aurora (approximate date).[3]^[16]
1998 - Century cinema in business.^[7]

21st century[]

2003
- Aurora Municipal Center built.^[2]
- Ed Tauer becomes mayor.^[3]
2004 - Population: 298,303.^[2]
2007 - Children's Hospital Colorado opens.^[16]
2009 - Mike Coffman becomes U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district.^[17]^[18]
2010 - Population: 325,078.^[19]
2011
- Steve Hogan becomes mayor.
- Colorado's 6th congressional district remapped.^[20]
2012 - July 20: 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting.
2014 - Sister city relationship established with Adama, Ethiopia.^[13]
2017 - May 15: The Republic of El Salvador opens a consulate in Aurora, the city's first.^[21]
2018 - Mayor Steve Hogan dies in office.^[22]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Nergal 1980.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "Colorado: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Colorado's Century of Public Libraries. Denver: Colorado State Library. 1959.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Arcadia 2008.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Movie Theaters in Aurora, CO". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Historitecture 2015.
^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Colorado". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. ISBN 0759100020.
^ Nevada inmate charged in the cold case of Aurora hammer murders
^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Aurora Sister Cities International". Retrieved January 30, 2016.
^ "Cities Webbing Their Way On Line Into Cyberspace", Rocky Mountain News, June 30, 1996 – via Denver Public Library
^ "City of Aurora, Colorado". Archived from the original on December 1996 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Aurora, Colorado". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
^ "Colorado". Official Congressional Directory: 111th Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 2009.
^ "Aurora (city), Colorado". State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
^ New York Times 2011.
^ "City leaders welcome new Salvadoran consulate to Aurora - Aurora Sentinel". Aurora Sentinel. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
^ Paul, Jesse (2018-05-13). "Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan dies at 69 after battle with cancer". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2018-05-13.

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[]

Items related to Aurora, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
Items related to Aurora, various dates (via U.S. Library of Congress, Prints & Photos division)

[FOOTNOTENergal1980-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Nergal 1980.

[Museum-timeline-2] Jump up to: ^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.

[mayor-3] Jump up to: ^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.

[newberry-4] Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "Colorado: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved January 30, 2016.

[libraries1999-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Colorado's Century of Public Libraries. Denver: Colorado State Library. 1959.

[FOOTNOTEArcadia2008-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Arcadia 2008.

[cinema-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Movie Theaters in Aurora, CO". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2016.

[FOOTNOTEHistoritecture2015-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b Historitecture 2015.

[LOC-9] "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved January 30, 2016.

[aaslh2002-10] American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Colorado". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. ISBN 0759100020.

[11] Nevada inmate charged in the cold case of Aurora hammer murders

[census1998-12] Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998

[sister-13] Jump up to: ^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 – via Denver Public Library

[15] "City of Aurora, Colorado". Archived from the original on December 1996 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.

[NonprofitExplorer-16] Jump up to: ^a ^b Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "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.

[19] "Aurora (city), Colorado". State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2016.

[FOOTNOTENew_York_Times2011-20] 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.

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Timeline of Aurora, Colorado

Contents

Prior to 20th century[]

20th century[]

21st century[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]

External links[]