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n 101 Bouthillier St. Tel (877)
464-2536. 8 by trolley. _ Irish
Heritage (Mar), Galena Arts Festival
(Jul), Fall Harvest (Sep–Oct),
County Fair (Oct). ∑ galena.org
Galena seen from the pedestrian bridge Transport
Hwy 20. @ Greyhound bus.
P Dowling House writer Mark Twain, have stayed
220 Diagonal St. Tel (815) 777-1250. here. Abraham Lincoln made a
Open 11am–4pm daily. & speech from its balcony in 1856, Easter, Thanksgiving, Dec 24, 25, 31.
8 mandatory. and it was from the DeSoto House & (children under 10 free). =
∑ galenahistorymuseum.org
This 1826 example of vernacular Hotel that Ulysses S. Grant ran his
architecture is Galena’s oldest 1868 presidential campaign. This 1858 Italianate mansion,
house. Built of limestone, it designed by William Dennison,
originally served as a miner’s P Old Market House was built for merchant Daniel
trading post and rather crude 123 N Commerce St. Tel (815) 777- Barrows. It is now occupied
residence. Informative tour guides 2570. Open 9am–5pm daily. by a museum specializing in
recount the history of the house. Closed Thanksgiving, mid-Dec– the area’s history and houses
It has been restored to reflect the mid-Mar. & 8 mandatory. 7 over 10,000 artifacts, including
era of Galena’s early pioneers. The handsome Greek Revival- Civil War memorabilia.
style Market House was built by The creation of the stunning
P DeSoto House Hotel the City of Galena in 1846. geology of Jo Daviess
230 S Main St. Tel (815) 777-0090, One of the Midwest’s oldest County – rugged hills, rocky
(800) 343-6562. 7 0 h extant market houses, it was a bluffs, and riveting vistas – is
∑ desotohouse.com hive of activity until the early depicted in a large landform
This hotel was considered the 1900s. Farmers sold produce, city model, which shows how Ice
largest, most luxurious hotel west offices were on the second floor, Age glaciers detoured around
of New York City when it opened and the basement was a city jail. the land, sparing this hilly part
its doors in 1855. It was built by Today, an exhibition space has of Illinois.
Galena merchants in preparation displays of historical interest. A display on the Galena
for the boom that accompanied River tells the story of the Army
the 1854 arrival of Illinois Central E Galena History Museum Corps of Engineers’ building of
Railroad service in Galena. Many 211 S Bench St. Tel (815) 777-9129. the town’s flood dike and
famous Americans, including Open 9am–4:30pm daily. Closed Jan 1, massive gate.

Galena City Center
1 Old Train Depot
2 Belvedere Mansion FRANKLIN AVENUE BROADWAY
3 Washburne House ELK STREET
M EEKER S TREET
4 Ulysses S. Grant Home N HIGH STREET Dowling
House
5 DeSoto House Hotel N BENCH S TREET
HILL STREET
6 Galena History Museum S PROSPECT STREET
7 Dowling House N MAIN STRE E T N WATER ST
8 Old Market House Galena History COMMERCE STREET
Museum Old Market
House
DeSoto
GREEN STREET
House Hotel
Galena River
S B E NC H S TREET S M AI N STREET S WATER STREET G R E E N STREET Grant MONROE STREET
PA R K AV E N U E
Park
0 meters 300 Old Train 4 TH S T
Depot
EAST
0 yards 300 DUBUQUE Washburne BOGGESS STREET
PARK AVE House
BOUTHILLIER STREET
D E C AT U R S T R E E T
Home
Belvedere 3RD STREET Ulysses S. Grant
Mansion
ELIZABETH
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