Online Highways Home > Illinois > Galena Home of Ulysses S. Grant Galena is located in northwest Illinois in Jo Daviess County (of which it is the county seat) about 15 miles southeast of Dubuque, IA, along U.S. 20 on the banks of the Galena River 4 miles east of the Mississippi River. The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was about 3,200. The town, established in 1820's by lead miners and steamboaters, served as the home of Ulysses S. Grant and eight other Union generals. About 85% of the town's commercial buildings and homes are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Galena's "Great American Post Office", built in 1857 from Nauvoo limestone by Gen. Gen. Eli S. Parker, a Seneca Indian, is the second oldest continuously run post office in the U.S. The General at Eagle Ridge is a spectacular venue and supreme challenge for area and visiting golfers. Eagle Ridge's four courses combined with the Galena Golf Club give the immediate area five quality golf courses that are the envy of many towns the size of Galena. Other outdoor recreation can be found at Grant City Park. Antique Shops and Shows Red's Antiques Wholesale Barn | Art Carl Johnson's Gallery | Jim Post Incorporated | Palette & Chisel Gallery | Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns Annie Wiggins Guest House | Galena Bed & Breakfast Inns | Galena Farmhouse | Goldmoor Inn | Hazelwood Farm | Main Street Inn | Pine Hollow Inn Bed and Breakfast | Queen Anne Guest House | Steamboat House Bed and Breakfast | TierraLinda | Restaurants, Cafes, Delis, Bakeries Benjamin's | Boone's Place | Bubba's Seafood, Pasta & Smokehouse | Eldorado Grill | Fried Green Tomatoes | Grant's Place | Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream Parlor | Irish Cottage and Frank O'Dowd's Pub | Log Cabin | Side Kicks Piano Bar | Silver Annie's Ltd. | Snookers Billiard Parlor & Saloon | Vinny Vanucchi's | Golf Country Inn And Suites Galena | Eagle Ridge Inn And Resort | The General at Eagle Ridge | History Belvedere Mansion | Dowling Home | Galena/Jo Daviess County Hist. Society | Old Market House State Historic Site | U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site | Ulysses S. Grant Home | Vinegar Hill Historic Lead Mine & Museum | Washburne State Historic Site | Illinois Counties Jo Daviess County | Public Libraries Galena Public Library | Motels, Hotels and Resorts Allen's Victorian Pines Lodging | Best Western Quiet House And Suites | Best Western Quite House Suites | Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort | Country Inn and Suites Galena | DeSoto House Hotel | Eagle Ridge Inn & Resort | Eagle Ridge Inn & Resort | Early American Settlement Log Cabins | Log Cabin Guest House | Palace Motel | Pine Hollow Inn | Rosebud Bed & Breakfast | Stoney Creek Inn | Triangle Motel | RV campgrounds and dealers Palace Campground | Shopping Churchhill & Burns | Galena Public Library District | Green Street Emporium | Karen's Neat Stuff | Llyod George | My Favorite Things | Poopsie's | Twiggies of Galena, Limited | Village Shop, Galena Creations | Sports and Sporting Events Bed-n-Bike | Chestnut Mountain Bike Rental | Galena On The Fly | Shenandoah Riding Center | Transportation Brill's Trolley Tours, Inc. | River Cruises on The Twilight | Vacation Rentals Amber Creek Lodging Reservation Service | Osmanski Connor Vacation Rental | Robert Johnson Rentals | Seebacher Territory Homes | Wine Country Galena Cellars Winery | See more Illinois Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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