Aurora, Oregon
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Aurora is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,133 at the 2020 census, up from 918 in 2010. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Old Aurora Colony Museum
Aurora Colony
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Aurora Colony, also called Aurora Mills, was a Christian utopian communal society founded in 1856 by William Keil in modern-day Aurora, Oregon, US. At its peak in 1868, the Aurora Colony had about 600
Aurora, Oregon
…census, up from 918 in 2010. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. Before being incorporated as a city, the area was the location of the Aurora Colony, a religious commune founded in 1856 by William Keil and John E. Schmit. Keil named the settlement after his daughter. Aurora is in northern Marion…
Museum dedicated to the history of the Aurora Colony, housed in the 1880 ox barn