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Galena was platted in 1852, and named for deposits of the ore galena near the original town site. [7] An early variant name was "Jamestown". [8] A post office has been in operation at Galena since 1853. [9] [10] Roscoe Jackson was the last person to be publicly executed in the United States, which took place in Galena, in 1937. [11]
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Stone County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Galena, Stone County, Missouri.It was built in 1920, and is a three-story, Classical Revival style brick building on a concrete foundation meaning that it does not have a basement.
Like most counties situated in Southwest Missouri, Stone County is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. George W. Bush carried Stone County in 2000 and 2004 by more than two-to-one margins, and like many other rural counties throughout Missouri, Stone County strongly favored John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008.
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Galena High School, home of the Bears, is a Public high school located on Missouri Route 413 in Galena, Missouri, the county seat of Stone County, Missouri.Galena High School is a member of the SouthWest Central League [4] and the Missouri State High School Activities Association [5] (MSHSAA), which is the governing body for high school athletics and activities throughout the state.
The formal geological name for the Lead Belt is the "Southeastern Missouri Mississippi Valley-type Mineral District". It contains the highest concentration of galena (lead(II) sulfide) in the world [2] as well as significant economic quantities of zinc, copper and silver and currently mined sub-economic quantities of metals such as cadmium, nickel and cobalt. [2]
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