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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.
The bend of Main Street, which approximately follows the course of the Galena River, enhances the spatial character of the street and is a feature that is rare in American towns and cities. [6] Past Main Street, upon the bluffs and facing Prospect Street, are huge mansions built from 1840–90.
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 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 Old Market House was built by the city of Galena to serve as a city hall and enclosed public farmer's market. [2] A rapid increase in population in the Galena area in the 1830s and 1840s, largely a result of the discovery of galena, a kind of lead ore found in the region, had led to a sharp increase in demand for local foodstuffs.
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.
Map of Galena Park. Galena Park is located at (29.738928, –95.237211 [9]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13 km 2), all land.
MD 213 (Cross Street/Main Street) – Chestertown, Cecilton MD 313 ends: Northern terminus of MD 313; MD 290 turns east at this intersection: Sassafras: 16.84: 27.10: US 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) – Bay Bridge, Wilmington: Diamond interchange: 17.20: 27.68: MD 299 (Massey Road/Galena Sassafras Road) – Massey, Warwick: Northern terminus