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Galena is the largest city in and the county seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. [7] It had a population of 3,308 at the 2020 census. [6] 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 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.
The Old Market House, currently being operated as 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 Preservation Agency as an Illinois State Historic Site.
Location of Jo Daviess County in Illinois. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
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 construction until 1848. [ 2 ]
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 States.The home was designed by William Dennison [3] and constructed in 1859 - 1860. [2]
John Dowling arrived in Galena with his son Nicholas in 1826. The limestone house was built in 1826–27 in the single-pen style. The first floor was used as a trading post while the Dowlings lived upstairs. Dowling was an important early resident of Galena. He served on the 1834 fire committee and was elected to the 1838 town board of trustees.
The Galena station of Galena, Illinois was built in 1857 and originally served the Illinois Central Railroad. [6] The two story Italianate structure is included in the Galena Historic District . Over the years, the station hosted the Illinois Central's Hawkeye , Iowan , Land O'Corn , and Sinnissippi trains.