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The Story of Old Aurora in picture
and prose 1856 - 1883: An Information Hand Book to fill the need for a
brief record of an historic Oregon experiment in communal living.
Illustrated by the Author Clark M. Will, Panther Printing Company, Salem Oregon, (1972); 26 pages |
$3.00 |
| This hand book discusses Aurora's history and beginnings with focus on six of Aurora's early Colony made buildings. Information about "Migrating Caravans: Bethel to Aurora" as well as the Colony "Settlement" after Keil's death is also touched on. Illustrations by author Clark Moor Will include: "The Old Colony Hotel," Gros Haus: The Master's House," "The Park House," "The Colony Church," "The Oxbarn," and map of "Aurora Mills... the Colony town 1856 - 1883." |
| THE COVER: The cover sketch is the largest of the three bells that hung in the bell-tower of the old Colony Church. |