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James Edward Ruffin (July 24, 1893 – April 9, 1977) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born on a farm near Covington, Tennessee , Ruffin moved to Aurora, Missouri with his parents. He graduated from Aurora High School in 1912 and from Drury College ( Drury University ), Springfield, Missouri , in 1916.
Aurora's population peaked at 10,000 circa 1900. The Frisco Railroad (now Burlington Northern-Santa Fe) and the Missouri Pacific (now Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad) previously had depots in Aurora. The train master for the Missouri Pacific Railroad's White River division was headquartered in Aurora until the mid-1950s.
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 ...
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At the time, Gilbert also owned KBTN-AM, in nearby Neosho, Missouri. At first, KSWM broadcast from a storefront location on Locust Street in Aurora. However, in the mid-1960s, plans were underway to build a companion FM station and a new studio building at the corner of Locust and Jefferson Streets.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of March 13, 2009 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
The county executive of St. Louis County, Missouri is the chief executive officer of St. Louis County's government. County executives. Presiding Justices, Court of ...
Aurora Township is an inactive township in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [ 1 ] Aurora Township took its name from the community of Aurora, Missouri .