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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 (235 ha) section of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Galena Historic District.
The Galena Gazette article of 27 November 1874 mentions a passenger car costing $1,500 being the first such added to the line. By this time the line reached well into Wisconsin, as far up as Cuba City, Wisconsin , and passenger service was vital to the operation of the G&SWRR.
Frederick Dent Grant (1850–1912), son of Ulysses S. Grant; went to public schools in Galena; New York City police commissioner. Jesse Root Grant (1858–1932), son of Ulysses S. Grant; politician and author. Julia Grant (1826–1902), wife of Ulysses S. Grant, First Lady of the United States (1869–77); first First Lady to write a memoir ...
State. Tollways. Scenic. ← IL 19. → IL 21. U.S. Route 20 ( US 20) in the U.S. state of Illinois is a major arterial highway that runs from the Iowa state line at East Dubuque at the northwestern tip of Illinois to the Indiana state line at Chicago south of the Chicago Skyway, a distance of 233.93 miles (376.47 km). [1]
The following are weekly or semi-weekly newspapers published in Alabama: The Alabama Baptist - Birmingham. Birmingham Business Journal - Birmingham. Daleville Sun-Courier - Daleville. The Dekalb Advertiser - Fort Payne. Lagniappe - Mobile. The North Jefferson News - Gardendale. The Southeast Sun - Enterprise.
The Galena Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Galena, Illinois, United States. The historic district encompasses 85 percent of the city of Galena and includes more than 800 properties. The downtown area consists of three successive tiers made up of Main, Bench and Prospect Streets.
In 1839, he moved west, settling at Galena, Illinois, where he worked for the Galena Daily Gazette for nearly ten years. After a period of bad health, he moved north to Green Bay, in the new state of Wisconsin. There, he partnered with Edwin R. Wadsworth and Cyrus Eames in a tannery business. He worked here until 1851, when he became a general ...
4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. 1862 map. The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU) was the first railroad constructed out of Chicago, intended to provide a shipping route between Chicago and the lead mines near Galena, Illinois. The railroad company was chartered on January 16, 1836, [1] but financial difficulties delayed ...