GalenaAt one time the home of Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant, and the place where Abraham Lincoln campaigned, Galena was once a booming town with the largest hotel in the West. It was here that Grant put together his presidential plans. When this bustling riverboat mining town and railroad center fell into disrepair, it languished for decades, and Galena became the town that time forgot. Fortunately, no one tore down the early-1800s architecture. Today Galena is a flourishing tourist mecca where visitors can literally go back in time. These postcards tell the story of this quaint village, with its magical old atmosphere. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 6 |
Introduction | 7 |
Early Settlers Mined Dreams | 9 |
Glorious Galena River | 15 |
Many Churches | 21 |
Ulysses S Grants Homes | 27 |
Panoramic Grant Park | 45 |
Galenas Downtown | 57 |
Architectural Delights | 77 |
Cherished Public Places | 87 |
A Most Unique High School | 99 |
BirdsEye View of Galena | 109 |
Common terms and phrases
architectural beauty BIRD'S-EYE VIEW Black Hawk Black Hawk War Bob Coyle brick building built Carl Johnson Chicago citizens of Galena Civil climb clock Courtesy Daviess County Historical DeSoto House Hotel downtown Galena fire firehouse Galena High School GALENA ILL Galena Levee Galena Public Library Galena River Galena/Jo Daviess County gazebo Grant Memorial Grant Park Grant's statue Greene Collection Greetings High Street hills hillside historic Galena Illinois Central Railroad Jo Daviess County Julia Dent Julia Dent Grant Julia Grant Kay Price KEMPTER Lead and Zinc looking south Main St mansion Marian miners mining Mississippi River old high school Old Stockade oldest original parade parlor Photograph by Bob pioneer postcard shows Presbyterian Church Prospect Street restored riverboat Romanesque Revival seen side of town South Bench Street Spanish cannon stagecoach stairs steamboat steep stone Street steps Today tourists tower U. S. GRANT'S HOME Ulysses Victorian View of Galena Virgil