Aurora
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member deano1943
N 39° 19.420 W 079° 33.399
17S E 624413 N 4353688
Aurora Historical Marker is located along the George Washington Hwy., US Route 50 in the small village of Aurora, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM97G6
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
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Aurora Historical Marker reads as follows:

AURORA

Rev. John Stough and family settled at Mount Carmel about 1787, and about 1790 Stough started the first gristmill. The first church was the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, organized between 1792 and 1796.

West Virginia Archives & History, 2009
Marker Number: Unknown

Marker Title: Aurora

Marker Location: Route 50 in Aurora

County or Independent City: Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia

Web Site: [Web Link]

Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives & History
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