Museum
Galena-Jo Daviess County Historical Society
5 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Sarah And David
May 1, 2017
“One expects local “historical museums” to be quiet, dusty affairs, heavily populated with 1920s moth collections and long-departed mayors.The Galena/Jo Daviess Museum, though, shatters such stereotypes with a lively, informative and very unexpected celebration of history.”
Dale
September 21, 2022
Founded in 1938 and the home to the Galena & U.S. Grant Museum.
Cristi
April 11, 2019
It's worth the climb up the steep stairway to see what's inside this lovely Italianate home built in 1858: an actual lead mine, Civil War memorabilia, items honoring Ulysses S. Grant (including an original painting depicting Robert E. Lee's surrender to Grant), plus other historical articles from Galena and Jo Daviess County.
Robert And Douglas
November 25, 2014
Great history of the area from the 1600s onwards.
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Location
211 S Bench St
Galena, IL