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Pages in category "People from Galva, Illinois" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. John M ...
Galva Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,712 and it contained 1,367 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,712 and it contained 1,367 housing units.
Cousins William L. Wiley (1820–1900) and James Wiley (1817–1886) founded Galva in 1854. [4] The name Galva honors the Swedish immigrants of nearby Bishop Hill and refers to Gävle, Sweden which is the town's sister city. Today around 80% of the town has Scandinavian ancestry. [5] Galva was a railroad town.
The Olof Johnson House is a historic house located at 408 NW 4th Street in Galva, Illinois. The house was built in 1863 for Olof Johnson, one of the trustees of the Bishop Hill Colony . In addition to his position within the colony, Johnson also played a significant role in Galva's founding and named the community after his birthplace of Gävle ...
The new king of Denmark has changed the country’s royal coat of arms to more prominently feature Greenland in an apparent rebuke of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to take over the ...
(The Center Square) – An ongoing war in Syria has suddenly ended with the overturning of the long-standing Syrian government, creating national security and humanitarian concerns but also ...
Blue Island area Evergreen Cemetery Evergreen Park: Evergreen Cemetery Barrington: Fairmount Willow Hills Memorial Park Willow Springs: Fairview Memorial Park Northlake: 1925 First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Alsip: First Reformed Cemetery First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery Lansing: Forest Home Cemetery: 863 Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park: 1876
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