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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.
This list of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois, has 89 entries including Eads Bridge, which spans into Missouri and which the National Park Service credits to Missouri's National Historic Landmark list. Also added are two sites that were once National Historic Landmarks before having their designations removed.
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.
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.
North Aurora is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Aurora. Per the 2020 census , the population was 18,261. [ 7 ] North Aurora maintains its own public library district, fire district, and police department, but public spaces and parks are managed by the neighboring Fox Valley Park District .
Christopher is located 20 miles northeast of Carbondale, Illinois at (37.972099, -89.052911 [ 12 ] According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Christopher has a total area of 1.64 square miles (4.25 km 2 ), of which 1.62 square miles (4.20 km 2 ) (or 99.08%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2 ) (or 0.92%) is water.
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.
Although unincorporated, it has a post office, and has been given the zip code 60519. Eola is located near the western border of DuPage County, just north of Metra's BNSF Railway Line, and is surrounded by the city limits of Aurora. The community is the site of a BNSF Railway yard. Metra's BNSF Railway Line passes through the community but no ...