Aurora Colony Historic District - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Aurora Colony Historic District - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Aurora Colony, also called Aurora Mills, was a Christian utopian communal society founded in 1856 by William Keil in modern-day Aurora, Oregon, US. At its peak in 1868, the Aurora Colony had about 600 people and of land. The colony, along with Keil's previously established Bethel colony, was formally dissolved in 1883. In 1974, about and 12 buildings of the former colony were inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places as parts of the Aurora Colony Historic District.."Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties", 44 FR 7416 (February 6, 1979), at p. 7570. Read more on Wikipedia
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