by Aurora Historical Society | Mar 6, 2024 | Articles & Exhibits
Explore the history of Aurora and the Burlington Railroad: Celebrating 175 Years, 1849-2024. Artifacts include photos, a handcar, various sets of keys, signage, a bell from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) Railroad Steam Engine #4956, and two pieces from...
by Aurora Historical Society | Mar 6, 2024
Explore the history of Aurora and the Burlington Railroad: Celebrating 175 Years, 1849-2024. Artifacts include photos, a handcar, various sets of keys, signage, a bell from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) Railroad Steam Engine #4956, and two pieces from...
by Aurora Historical Society | Mar 6, 2024
Explore the history of Aurora and the Burlington Railroad: Celebrating 175, 1849-2024. Artifacts include photos, a handcar, various sets of keys, signage, a bell from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) Railroad Steam Engine #4956, and two pieces from...
by Aurora Historical Society | Apr 19, 2021 | Articles & Exhibits, Featured
By John Jaros As the baseball season is underway, this month we look back 130 years, to April 1891, for a baseball story from that bygone era. That April, Chicago’s National League team (the team that would later become the “Cubs”), led by player-manager Adrian “Cap”...
