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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 .
Jo Daviess County (/ ˈ d eɪ v ɪ s /) is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 22,035. [1] Its county seat is Galena. [2] Jo Daviess County is part of the Tri-State Area and is located near Dubuque, Iowa and Platteville, Wisconsin.
The camp has five campsites, a dining hall, health lodge, chapel, maintenance building, trading post, field sports range, two cabins, a campfire ring, a camp master cabin and a home occupied by the full time camp Ranger and his family. Camp Soule is used for short-term camping, family camping, training, day camps and various other activities.
The Galena–Chicago trail was a stagecoach route located in northern Illinois that ran from the mid-to-late 1830s until 1854 (171 years ago) (). [1] As indicated by its name, the route linked Chicago, located in the northeast of the state, with Galena which was located in the lead mining district of the northwest.
Charles Mound [3] is a gentle, 1,235-foot (376 m) high hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States.It is 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the small town of Scales Mound, and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Galena.
Lake Galena receives its water from a watershed about 10,591 acres (42.86 km 2) in size and is located at an elevation of about 710 feet (220 m). [1] [2] It encompasses an area of 225 acres (91 hectares) and with 7 miles (11 km) of shoreline. [1] It is located within a private development of Galena known as the Galena Territory.
The Galena Territory is a census-designated place in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 1,500 in 2020, [3] an increase from 1,058 in the 2010 census. [4] The territory was incorporated on July 26, 1973. [5] The community consists of a private 6,800-acre (28 km 2) development located several miles southeast of ...
Stagecoach Trail runs through the third highest point in Illinois, Waddams Hill. It also runs close to the highest point in Illinois, Charles Mound, and the Illinois-Wisconsin border. [1] [2] The route can be used as an alternative for U.S. Route 20 between Lena and Galena, through picturesque communities and landscapes. [2]