Galena
Historic Illinois city
Galena is a place name for several American towns, most notably Galena, Illinois, a historic lead-mining town and home of Ulysses S.
Grant before the Civil War.
The name derives from the lead ore found abundantly in these regions.
We spent the weekend antiquing in Galena. (Lowercase galena is a lead ore mineral.)
place
Midwestern state, sixth-largest
- townMid-sized settlement
- historicOf lasting significance
- GrantFunds given officially
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
antique · tourism · downtown · Main Street · architecture · Victorian · Mississippi · bluffs
Illinois
Midwestern state, sixth-largest
Civil War · antique · tourism · downtown · Main Street · architecture · Victorian · Mississippi · bluffs
urban scale
Galenastate capital
Administrative center of a state
capital city · Chicago · New York City · Los Angeles · Springfield