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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Galena, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see...

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...

Traces of galena are frequently found at the Mississippian city at Kincaid Mounds in present-day Illinois. The galena used at the site originated from deposits...

attention was centered in Galena, Illinois, a town which was named after the most common form of lead sulphide. Long mined by Native peoples and French explorers...

1844.: 164  Beginning in 1846, a stage coach traveled from Chicago through DeKalb and Dixon to Galena.: 14  A post office has been in operation at DeKalb...

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...

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 of the Tri-State...

is a city in the north-east corner of DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It is located on the historic Galena-Chicago stagecoach route. At the 2020...

of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU) in 1855. The city was initially established around the first junction of railroad lines in Illinois,...

since 1954 Illinois portal United States portal Index of Illinois-related articles List of people from Illinois Outline of Illinois USS Illinois, 4 ships...

following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas...

western United States. Chicago's first railway, Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, and the Illinois and Michigan Canal opened in 1848. The canal allowed...

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...

This is a list of census-designated places in the U.S. state of Illinois, by county. Adams Beverly Bloomfield Burton Fall Creek Fowler Kingston Marcelline...

7000 Olson Road in Union, Illinois, 55 miles (89 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. The museum was founded in 1953 by ten people who joined to purchase Indiana...

records from the state of Illinois include soldiers from "Lysander", the area's common name before incorporation by rail speculators. The Galena and Chicago...

draw more shops to the main street in hopes of becoming more of a weekend destination, like nearby Galena. Havencrest Castle has also been revived and...

In 1829, present-day Chicago Road was part of the Frink and Walker stagecoach line from Galena, Illinois to Chicago, though the Potawatomi Indians were...

northern state line of Illinois. Most people in the lead region around Galena and the northern part of the territory did not want to be part of the proposed...

holiday". Colorado Public Radio. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022. Galena, Devon (May 30, 2023). Juneteenth Fact Sheet...