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Legendary locals of Aurora, Indiana / Jenny Awad, for the Dearborn County Historical Society.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Awad, Jenny., Author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Legendary locals
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aurora (Ind.)--Biography--Pictorial works.
- Aurora (Ind.).
- Aurora (Ind.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, portraits.
- Other Title:
- Legendary locals of Aurora
- Aurora, Indiana
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : Legendary Locals, an imprint of Arcadia Pub., [2013]
- Summary:
- Aurora, just 20 miles south of Cincinnati, is located at a north-south bend in the Ohio River in Dearborn County. The first settlers, Revolutionary War veterans Isaac Morrison, Adam Flake, and George Cheek, arrived in the 1790s looking for a new start for their families. The history of the city was shaped by the Ohio River, as well as industrial leaders like Thomas Gaff, Peter Williams, and O.P. Cobb and city leaders such as "Watchdog of the Treasury" representative William S. Holman, his partner Judge John D. Haynes, and Dr. John Sutton and his tireless work to cure cholera. Today, Aurora is known for its picturesque historic downtown and churches. Volunteers like the Turner family, the Charlotte (Peters) Hastings family, and the Aurora Lions Club work to keep the town beautiful.
- Contents:
- Early times
- Building an Ohio River town
- Community service legends
- Community legends
- Artistic legends
- Future legends.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- OCLC:
- 883345891
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