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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]
The 45th Illinois Infantry was organized at Galena, Illinois (coincidentally the hometown of leading Union general Ulysses S. Grant), and mustered into Federal service on December 25, 1861. It took its name from Elihu B. Washburne who represented northwestern Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and from the fact that mining ...
The Illinois State Bank operated from the building until its closure in 1933; during this time, it handled 80-85% of Assumption's banking business. The building later housed the Assumption Building and Loan Association and the law offices of George J. LaCharite. [2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 16 ...
Galena's 1858 population stood at 14,000 before the city began an era of significant decline. [7] Many of the buildings, however, survived the ensuing time period, though in a much dilapidated state. Galena was important to the early development of the Upper Midwest, and today the town retains much of its 19th-century character. [6]
The Elihu B. Washburne House is administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and is open to the public for tours. [4] The Washburne House is a declared Illinois State Historic Site. [5] The house is open for guided tours of the first floor and two second-floor bedrooms.
Ninian Edwards (March 17, 1775 – July 20, 1833) was an American political figure who was prominent in Illinois.He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to until the territory earned statehood in 1818.
James W. Stephenson (1806–1838), lived in Galena; raised a company and served in the Black Hawk War; served in Illinois Senate (1834–1838); nominated as the Democrat's candidate for governor in the first Illinois Democratic State Convention in 1837, but had to withdraw six months later; died and was buried in Galena
Rawlins Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States.As of the 2010 census, its population was 455 and it contained 189 housing units. [2] It was formed as Grant Township from West Galena Township on July 12, 1887; its name changed to Rawlins Township on December 20, 1887 in honor of Galena resident John Aaron Rawlins.