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As Aurora grew, the Fox River caused a separation between the two halves of the city, leading to animosity between them. Stolp Island, then, became an ideal location for Aurora's government structures, as it was not confined to either side. [1] Old Post Office. East Aurora was incorporated as a city in 1845, and West Aurora followed in 1854.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad relocated its headquarters to Aurora in 1855. Expecting a rise in population due to the railroad's employment opportunities, Aurora platted a new residential section of land west of the Fox River. Aurora indeed expanded rapidly during that period, almost doubling in population from 1860 to 1874.
In 1959, US 30 was rerouted around Aurora. The old route through Aurora (present-day Galena Boulevard, New York Street, and Hill Avenue) became US 30 City; this lasted all of one year until 1960, when it was renamed US 30 Business (US 30 Bus.). US 30 Bus. lasted a little longer before being removed in 1970.
The mall is situated on Illinois Route 59 between U.S. 34 and East New York Street / West Aurora Avenue, with 8,006 car parking spaces. [10] The area around the mall has been developed on the east and west sides of the road, with Westridge Court featuring over 30 stores on the Naperville side of Route 59.
Tanner was a land surveyor who noted the commercial potential of the Aurora area. He purchased a large tract of land on the west side of the river and invited his family, still in New York, to move in with him. For the next four years, Tanner harvested the land, until he briefly moved back to New York in 1839 to marry Anna Plum Makepeace.
Hollywood Casino Aurora opened in 1993 as Hollywood Casino Corp.'s first riverboat casino. [2] The casino's ownership transferred to Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) after its acquisition of Hollywood Casino Corp. in 2003. [3] Two riverboats were first used, replaced by a 70,000 square feet floating, moored, half-circle structure ...
West Point is located in southern Hancock County at 4] It is 14 miles (23 km) south of Carthage, the county seat. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, West Point has a total area of 0.17 square miles (0.44 km 2), all land. [5]
The Campus Guide: West Point US Military Academy. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1-56898-294-1. Palka, Eugene; Malinowski, Jon (2008). Historic West Point Photographs. Nashville, TN: Turner Publishing Co. ISBN 978-1-59652-416-3. West Point: Legend on the Hudson. Montgomery, NY: Poughkeepsie Journal/Walden Printing. 2003.