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1787

John Stough establishes an early settlement at future Aurora

Preston County Economic Development Authority history traces Aurora's first Euro-American settlement to the Reverend John Stough at the summit of Cheat Mountain in 1787. The community was later known as Salem and Mount Carmel before taking the name Aurora.

AuroraFuture Preston CountyMonongalia County

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