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The GAR Hall was the only public library in Aurora until a Carnegie library opened across the street in 1903. The hall was the meeting place of the Aurora G.A.R. Post No. 20, which was one of 779 posts in the Department of Illinois. [2] Any honorably discharged Union veteran of the war could join the group.
Industrial growth followed in the 1880s, spurring a need for developed city services. Aurora became the first city to have electric street lighting in 1881. [1] The west side was originally noted for its wide range of Italianate residences. Two large apartment buildings were built along Downer Place between 1882 and 1890.
July 31, 2003 (Chicago: Cook: Magnum opus of landscape architect Jens Jensen.: 11: Arthur H. Compton House: Arthur H. Compton House: May 11, 1976 (Chicago: Cook: Home of Nobel Prize–winning physicist who proved light has both wave and particle aspects, the Compton Effect.
Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at Parsippany Blvd. Passaic. Christopher Columbus Monument (1992) located at Passaic Avenue; Paterson. Bust of Christopher Columbus (1953) located at Federici Park, Cianci Street & Curtis Place; Pennsauken. Christopher Columbus Statue (1988) located at Cooper River Park; Phillipsburg
The Aurora Elks Lodge No. 705 is a Mayan style building on Stolp Island in Aurora, Illinois. It is included in the Stolp Island Historic District . The building was built in 1926 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Phillips Park is a municipal park in Aurora, Illinois, that includes Phillips Park Zoo.Comprising more than 325 acres, the park is managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation of the city of Aurora, and has co-owned areas with the Fox Valley Park District.
A statue of Christopher Columbus was also removed from the park. [270] [271] Lee Square: Florida Square: Pensacola: FL US Jul 14, 2020: Jul 14, 2020: The Pensacola City Council voted unanimously to revert the square's name back to Florida Square. The council also voted to remove a Confederate monument in the square. [272] [273] [274] Robert E ...
Christopher Columbus is a bronze statue of Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus. It was installed during 1933 in Chicago's Grant Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1] Created by the Milanese-born sculptor Carlo Brioschi, it was set on an exedra and pedestal designed with the help of architect Clarence H. Johnston. [2]