Aurora, Oregon
Marion County · Population 1,133 · Card no. 1751
A town founded in 1856 as a Christian communal colony by German-speaking settlers from Missouri.
- The Aurora Colony shared property and was known for its music and its cooking.
- The colony dissolved in 1883 and the town became an antique district.
- The Old Aurora Colony Museum keeps the story.
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