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32 W 167 Army Trail Road (c. 1885) Herman Will House I (c. 1885) Solomon Dunham House (1852) - Wayne's first house. Substantially altered. John Warnely House (c. 1913) 32 W 245 Army Trail Road (c. 1855–59) - Solomon Dunham may have been involved with its construction. James Campbell Hardware Store (c. 1880–85) Tom Campbell Store (1904)
Forest City is located in northern Mason County at (40.370103, -89.829504 It is 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Havana , the county seat , and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of San Jose . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Forest City has a total area of 0.52 square miles (1.35 km 2 ), all land. [ 1 ]
The US 20/IL 84 bridge over the Galena River in Galena As the highway enters Illinois across the Julien Dubuque Bridge, it continues southeasterly for a while, paralleling the Upper Mississippi River before turning east into the rugged country of the Driftless Area in Jo Daviess County, then turning flat and straight west of Stockton and entering Stephenson County.
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 1970s Illinois Historic Sites Survey noted the Washburne House for its importance architecturally as well as for its association with Elihu Washburne. [6] The Washburne House also lies within the Galena Historic District , designated in 1969, the district has more than 1,000 contributing properties .
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 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.
East Galena Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,283 and it contained 917 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,283 and it contained 917 housing units.