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African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veterans Archives, Aurora, former sculpture park dedicated to the leaders of Black American history, closed in 2000. Relocated to Hammonds, LA. [72] [73] American Police Center & Museum, Chicago [74] Americana Hollywood Museum, Metropolis [75] ArtWorks Children's Museum, Ingleside
Rileys Farm, Oak Glen, 17th and 18th c. Living History, Revolutionary War, Civil War & Gold Rush [2] Stein Family Farm / National City Living History Farm Preserve, San Diego; Colorado. Littleton Museum – The Farms, Littleton; Old Town Museum, Burlington; Florida. Mission San Luis de Apalachee, Tallahassee; Morningside Nature Center, Gainesville
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.
[4] In 1995, the Aurora City Council voted to allow an investment group led by former Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton to purchase the building. The building re-opened in 1996 and hosted a brewpub, restaurant, museum, and open-air pavilion. [2] Among the artifacts in the museum is Payton's championship ring from Super Bowl XX.
The second floor is exclusively bedrooms. The Tanner family (and their descendants) lived in the house until 1936, when two of the children donated it to the Aurora Historical Society. [1] On August 19, 1976, it was recognized by the National Park Service with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It now operates as a museum.
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Having lived on a farm, he knew how people loved the familiar sound and informal spirit of old-fashioned barn dance music. The first broadcast was an impromptu sustaining program. An avalanche of telephone calls and letters indicated a definite demand from the public for this type of broadcast, and National Barn Dance was born. It first aired ...
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