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Y-Bridge, Galena, Missouri

GALENA

Missouri
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Galena was platted in 1852, and named for deposits of the ore galena near the original town site. Landmarks include Y-Bridge and Stone County Courthouse. Galena is the birthplace of Dewey Jackson Short, U.S. politician.

The Galena Collection

Made for Galena. Printed to order.

Galena, Missouri gifts and souvenirs: 22 designs made from Galena's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.

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Galena Hometown Ornament$23
Galena Vintage Travel Posterfrom $40
Galena Varsity Crewneckfrom $57
Galena Est. Teefrom $33
Galena Town Line Mugfrom $26
Galena Market Tote$37
On the National Register

Historic places

Population 2010: 440 → 2020: 455

From Wikidata (CC0).

A short history of Galena

Galena was platted in 1852, and named for deposits of the ore galena near the original town site. An early variant name was "Jamestown". A post office has been in operation at Galena since 1853. Roscoe Jackson was the last person to be publicly executed in the United States, which took place in Galena, in 1937.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Galena, Missouri, revision 1377351868 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Free printables

Color Galena

2 free coloring pages of Galena, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.

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Galena's population was 455 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 440 in 2010.