Galena is the largest city in and the county seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. It had a population of 3,308 at the 2020 census. A 581-acre...
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enters Illinois in Jo Daviess County to flow through the city of Galena before it joins the upper Mississippi River a few miles south and west. The river is...
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to provide a shipping route between Chicago and the lead mines near Galena, Illinois. The railroad company was chartered on January 16, 1836, but financial...
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Galena River may refer to Galena River (Illinois), tributary of the Mississippi River in northwest Illinois Galena River (Indiana), in northern Indiana...
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Galena Peak (Idaho), a mountain in Idaho Galena River (Illinois) Galena River (Indiana) Galena Summit, a high mountain pass in central Idaho Galena Township...
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Lake Galena is a reservoir in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, located near Galena. The lake formed following the damming of Smallpox Creek in 1974. Smallpox...
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county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 22,035. Its county seat is Galena. Jo Daviess County is part...
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Galena High School is the public secondary school in Galena, Illinois, and is part of Galena Unit School District 120. As of 2019[update], GHS has roughly...
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Elkhart River Little Elkhart River Pigeon River Fawn River Galena River, becomes the Galien River in Michigan Trail Creek East Arm Little Calumet River Salt...
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River (Illinois) Fox River (Illinois River tributary), northern Illinois Fox River (Little Wabash tributary), southern Illinois Galena River Grand Calumet...
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The Galena Territory is a census-designated place in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 1,500 in 2020, an increase from 1,058...
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village is located on the Little Menominee River near East Dubuque and Galena. The village derives its name from the Menominee indigenous peoples. Menominee...
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The Galena Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Galena, Illinois, United States. The historic district encompasses 85 percent...
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Ulysses S. Grant Home (redirect from U.S. Grant Home, Galena, Illinois)
The Ulysses S. Grant Home in Galena, Illinois is the former home of Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War general and later the 18th president of the United...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grace Episcopal Church (Galena, Illinois). Grace Episcopal Church, also known as Grace Church, is a parish church...
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The Galena Hotel, originally known as the Fox River House, is a historic hotel in Aurora, Illinois. It is the oldest hotel still standing in the city....
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Illinois Route 84 (Route 84 or IL 84) is a long state highway that runs along the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois. Illinois 84 runs from south...
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have lived in Galena, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Galena, Illinois. Edward Dickinson...
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Illinois militia at Fort Dixon in 1832 during the Black Hawk War. The memorial is located on the west side of Dixon's main north-south street, Galena...
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The Galena–Chicago trail was a stagecoach route located in northern Illinois that ran from the mid-to-late 1830s until 1854 (170 years ago) (1854). As...
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former CB&Q branch, along the east side of the Galena River, is now a rail trail. "Galena Junction, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United...
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trailer park. Galena–Chicago trail Illinois Technology Transfer Center (2007). "T2 GIS Data". Retrieved 2007-11-08. Carlson, Rick. Illinois State Highways...
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northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross...
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and Fox were surprised by a group of four messengers en route from Galena, Illinois. One of the couriers was wounded in the thigh as the riders quickly...
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United States. It constructed and operated a narrow gauge line between Galena, Illinois, and near Rewey, Wisconsin, via Platteville, Wisconsin. The railroad...
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the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU) in 1855. The city was initially established around the first junction of railroad lines in Illinois, and...
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Illinois, United States. The population was 2,783 at the 2020 census. Savanna is located along the Mississippi River at the mouth of the Plum River....
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proposed in Illinois. US 20 has been completed as a four lane freeway/expressway combination between Rockford and Freeport as well as Galena and East Dubuque...
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the Galena Welcome Center, is a brick building built in the Greek Revival style in 1845 in Galena, Illinois. It is owned and operated by the Illinois Historic...
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