Auraria, Kansas Territory Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Auraria was a small mining settlement in the Kansas Territory in the United States. It was located in present-day Colorado south of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River in present-day Denver.The town was founded by William Green Russell and party of fellow settlers from Georgia on November 1, 1858, three weeks before William Larimer plated the future "Denver City" across Cherry Creek. The town was named for the gold mining settlement of Auraria, Georgia. Auraria declined at Denver's expense when Russell and many of his party returned to Georgia at the outbreak of the American Civil War in order to fight for the Confederacy.
The name "Auraria" survives in Denver as the neighborhood along the south bank of Cherry Creek near the South Platte. Auraria is distinct from the city of Aurora, Colorado, which is east of Denver.
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