Timeline of Aurora, Colorado explained

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

Prior to 20th century

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

20th century

• 1902 - Section of town becomes part of Adams County; the other section becomes part of South Arapahoe County.^[3]
• 1906
  • Town Hall built.
  • Democrat-News begins publication.
• 1907
  • Fletcher renamed "Aurora."
  • First Presbyterian Church built.
• 1908 - Electricity begins operating.
• 1918 - US Army General Hospital No. 21 opens.
• 1924 - Colfax Avenue becomes part of U.S. Route 40.
• 1925
  • Aurora Woman's Club formed.
  • Hollywood cinema opens.
• 1929
  • Aurora Public Library established.^[4]
  • Stapleton Aerodrome begins operating near Aurora.
• 1938 - US military Lowry Technical Training Center built.
• 1939 - Population: 3,494.
• 1942 - US military Buckley Space Force Base built.
• 1946
  • Fox Theatre in business.^[5]
  • City Planning Commission established.
• 1949 - City Water Department established.
• 1950 - East 70 Drive-In cinema in business.
• 1954 - Hoffman Heights becomes part of Aurora.
• 1955 – Denver Regional Council of Governments formed.
• 1965 - Norma Walker becomes mayor.
• 1966 - Arapahoe Junior College opens.
• 1971
  • Buckingham Square Mall in business.
  • Camelot hi-rise offices built.
• 1972
  • Aurora Advocate Sentinel and Aurora Sun newspapers begin publication.^[6]
  • Little League baseball team formed.
• 1974 - Quincy Reservoir constructed.
• 1975 - Aurora Mall in business.
• 1979
  • Aurora History Museum founded.^[7]
  • Marketplace Tower I office building constructed.
• 1981 - Aurora Genealogical Society founded.http://www.freewebs.com/auroragenealogysociety/
• 1982 - Aurora Public Library Central building constructed.
• 1984 - Bennett family murders^[8]
• 1985 - City Historic Preservation Commission established.https://web.archive.org/web/20151218164515/https://www.auroragov.org/ThingsToDo/ArtsandCulture/AuroraHistoryMuseum/HistoricSites/index.htm
• 1990 - Population: 222,103.
• 1992 - Sister city relationship established with Seongnam, South Korea.^[9]
• 1993 - December 13: 1993 Aurora, Colorado shooting.
• 1994 - US Lowry Air Force Base closes.
• 1996
  • City website online (approximate date).^[10]
  • Arabian Horse Association headquartered in Aurora (approximate date).http://www.arabianhorses.org/IAHAdates.asp^[11]
• 1998 - Century cinema in business.

21st century

• 2003
  • Aurora Municipal Center built.
  • Ed Tauer becomes mayor.
• 2004 - Population: 298,303.
• 2007 - Children's Hospital Colorado opens.
• 2009 - Mike Coffman becomes U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district.^{[12] [13]}
• 2010 - Population: 325,078.^[14]
• 2011
  • Steve Hogan becomes mayor.
  • Colorado's 6th congressional district remapped.
• 2012 - July 20: 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting.
• 2014 - Sister city relationship established with Adama, Ethiopia.
• 2017 - May 15: The Republic of El Salvador opens a consulate in Aurora, the city's first.^[15]
• 2018 - Mayor Steve Hogan dies in office.^[16]
• 2022 - A shooting at Iglesia Faro De Luz Church in Aurora kills at least one, a woman, and injures two others.^[17]

See also

• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
  • History of Aurora
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
  • List of National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Colorado
  • List of National Register of Historic Places in Arapahoe County, Colorado
  • Timeline of Colorado history
    • Timeline of Boulder, Colorado
    • Timeline of Colorado Springs, Colorado
    • Timeline of Denver
    • Timeline of mining in Colorado
• Outline of Colorado

Bibliography

• McFadden. Early Aurora. 1978.
  • Book: Steven F. Mehls. Aurora: Gateway to the Rockies. 1985. Cordillera Press. 978-0-917895-05-0. . etal.
• Book: Sherah J. Collins. Aurora. 2008. Arcadia Publishing. 978-0-7385-4824-1. .

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aurora, Colorado Historic Timeline . AuroraGov.org . Aurora History Museum . January 30, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222011130/https://www.auroragov.org/cs/groups/public/documents/document/006884.pdf . December 22, 2015 .
2. Web site: Timeline of Mayors and City Council officials . AuroraGov.org . City of Aurora Colorado . January 30, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151220200323/https://www.auroragov.org/CityHall/AboutAurora/History/CityCouncil/index.htm . December 20, 2015 .
3. Web site: Colorado: Individual County Chronologies . Atlas of Historical County Boundaries . Scholl Center for American History and Culture . . Chicago . January 30, 2016 .
4. Book: Colorado's Century of Public Libraries . Colorado State Library . Denver . 1959 .
5. Web site: Movie Theaters in Aurora, CO . CinemaTreasures.org . Cinema Treasures LLC . Los Angeles . January 30, 2016 .
6. Web site: US Newspaper Directory . Washington DC . . Library of Congress . January 30, 2016 .
7. Book: Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada . 2002 . 0759100020 . American Association for State and Local History . Colorado . Rowman Altamira . https://books.google.com/books?id=LY0Q5Rv4O3YC&pg=PA104 .
8. http://www.cpr.org/news/story/nevada-inmate-charged-in-the-cold-case-of-1984-aurora-hammer-murders Nevada inmate charged in the cold case of Aurora hammer murders
9. Web site: Aurora Sister Cities International . January 30, 2016 .
10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19961226124706/http://www.ci.aurora.co.us/ . City of Aurora, Colorado . 1996-12-26 . dead . .
11. Web site: Aurora, Colorado . . New York . Nonprofit Explorer . 9 May 2013 . Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei . January 30, 2016 .
12. Web site: Members of Congress . . Civic Impulse, LLC . Washington, D.C. . January 30, 2016 .
13. Book: Official Congressional Directory

    111th Congress

    . 2009 . Washington DC . Government Printing Office . Colorado . 9780160837272 . https://books.google.com/books?id=9nL2Bhq3UYIC&pg=PA48 .
14. Web site: Aurora (city), Colorado . State & County QuickFacts . US Census Bureau . January 30, 2016 .
15. News: City leaders welcome new Salvadoran consulate to Aurora - Aurora Sentinel. 2017-05-15. Aurora Sentinel. 2017-05-20. en-US.
16. News: Paul . Jesse . 2018-05-13 . Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan dies at 69 after battle with cancer . The Denver Post . 2018-05-13.
17. Web site: Aurora Colorado church shooting: One person killed and 2 wounded in shooting inside a church, police say. MSN.