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FIPS code. 29-02548. GNIS feature ID. 0713486 [2] Website. aurora-cityhall.org. Aurora is a city in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,219. [3]
Lewis Shaw Coleman and his wife Mary Kate Miller Coleman, children of two prominent Lawrence County families, built the Coleman House in 1914 on a corner lot overlooking Oak Park in Aurora. Established in 1870, Aurora saw sudden population growth due in large part to a mining boom in 1885 [3] which spiked the population over 3,400 by 1890.
List of reported UFO sightings. This is a list of notable reported sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and related claims of close encounters or abductions. UFO's are generally considered to include any perceived aerial phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained.
The southbound Missouri Pacific passenger train crosses over the Myrtle bridge crossing over Bear Creek north of Bergman, Arkansas in this photo first published in the News & Leader on March 20, 1960.
Kaw River Railroad (KAW) Missouri North Central Railroad (MNC) Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad (MNA) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) Ozark Valley Railroad (OVRR) Pemiscot County Port Railroad (PCPA) SEMO Port Railroad (SE) South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL) Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA)
The history of Walmart, an American discount department store chain, began in 1950 when businessman Sam Walton purchased a store from Luther E. Harrison in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and opened Walton's 5 & 10. [1] The Walmart chain proper was founded in 1962 with a single store in Rogers, expanding inside Oklahoma by 1968 and throughout the rest ...
The history of Missouri begins with settlement of the region by indigenous people during the Paleo-Indian period beginning in about 12,000 BC. Subsequent periods of native life emerged until the 17th century. New France set up small settlements, and in 1803, Napoleonic France sold the area to the U.S. as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad ( reporting mark MP ), commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad operated 9,041 miles of road and 13,318 miles of track, not including DK&S, NO ...