Editing Aurora, Ohio (section)

== History ==
[[File:The Church in Aurora.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The Church in Aurora, part of the [[Aurora Center Historic District]]]]
In 1799, Ebenezer Sheldon, a former [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, settled in Aurora and built a cabin on east pioneer trail.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=marcelle|date=May 6, 2010|title=Aurora Timeline|url=https://aurorahistorical.org/aurora-timeline/|access-date=February 4, 2022|website=Aurora Historical Society|language=en-US}}</ref> Shortly after, he brought his family from [[Connecticut]] to live in the new settlement. In 1807 alone, 72 settlers came to Aurora, and two years later, the first frame house was built. Most people in Aurora at the time lived along the three main roads; The [[Cleveland]]–[[Warren, Ohio|Warren]] road, the [[Chillicothe Turnpike]], and the Old Mill road. At the intersection of the three roads, inns and stores were built for settlers and travelers in Aurora. By the mid-1800s, the Chillicothe road was lined with shops, hotels, taverns, and a school. In 1862, one of the first cheese factories, the Silver Creek Cheese Factory, was built by Frank and Elisha Hurd.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Silver Creek Cheese Factory - Ohio History Central|url=https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Silver_Creek_Cheese_Factory|access-date=February 4, 2022|website=ohiohistorycentral.org}}</ref> Ten years later, in 1872, the [[Aurora station (Ohio)|Aurora Station]] was constructed, and it became a major commercial area for the town.<ref name=":0" /> By the end of the 1800s, seven schools had been built, and the existing church in Aurora was also created.

In 1904, four million pounds of cheese was produced in Aurora cheese factories, making it the biggest cheese producer in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aurora Timeline|url=https://aurorahistorical.org/aurora-timeline/|at=1904 – Four million pounds of cheese were shipped from factories in Aurora, a single-year record for the nation at that time.}}</ref> One year later, Aurora's stone sidewalk was completed, stretching from Aurora Station to Town Center. In 1913, a flood destroyed the Silver Creek Factory. One of its creators, Frank Hurd, stayed in the cheese industry until 1921.<ref name=":1" /> The Aurora cheese industry would be on decline from then on.

In 1929, Aurora became a village, with its first mayor being [[Lee Gould]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aurora Timeline|url=https://aurorahistorical.org/aurora-timeline/|at=1929 – The village of Aurora was founded in the center of Aurora Township, with the first mayor being Lee Gould.}}</ref> Later, the remaining areas of the Aurora Township were annexed into the village. By 1970, Aurora had reached a population of almost 6,500 residents, and its population would grow by about 2,000 in the next decade. Aurora became a city in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aurora Timeline|url=https://aurorahistorical.org/aurora-timeline/|at=1971 – Aurora took on city status after growing to more than 6,000 residents in the 197- U.S. Census.}}</ref>