Aurora, Administrative municipality in York Region, Canada
Description
Aurora lies in York Region north of Toronto and extends over residential areas, commercial streets, and conservation lands along the Oak Ridges Moraine. The municipality includes parks, walking trails, and older village cores alongside modern developments that together form a small-town fabric.
History
The settlement began in 1854 as Machell's Corners, named after Richard Machell who acquired land there. Postmaster Charles Doan later renamed the place after the Roman goddess of dawn.
Culture
Theatre Aurora has presented stage productions since 1958 and shapes the cultural life of the small town. Audiences experience a traditional theatre scene that has grown over decades.
Practical
The GO train connects the town to downtown Toronto and runs more frequently on weekdays than weekends. Highway 404 passes through the eastern side and gives drivers direct access to the main streets of the municipality.
Did you know?
Former Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson spent his childhood here before gaining international recognition. He later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work at the United Nations.
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Hillary House and Koffler Museum of Medicine
348 m
Aurora Public Library
345 m
Aurora Radial Railway Bridge Abutment
2 km
Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum and Community Centre
5.9 kmNortheast Old Aurora Heritage Conservation District
214 mBaldwin's Restaurant
511 mHicksite Burial Ground
3.7 kmWhitchurch-Stouffville Museum Buildings
5.9 km
Pugh House
560 mTown Park
389 m
Aurora Old Post Office
129 mAurora-Whitchurch-King War Memorial and Peace Park
1.6 km
Carpenter's House
269 m
Reuben J. Kennedy House
643 mBenjamin Willis House
667 m
Hartman's Corners School
488 mJohn W. Knowles House
240 m
Keeper's House
2.6 kmGeorge W. Graham House
248 mGeorge and Phoebe Johnston House
295 mEleanor and Ernest Robinson House
492 mDe La Haye House
238 m
Church Street School
315 mBlacksmith Tree
112 m
Aurora Armoury
398 mAlloa Lea House
1.6 kmAllen Brown House
3.1 km93 Wells Street
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