 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Exhibit shows rise, fall of Galena River; Grand Excursion saw Galena at the height of its commercial power
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GALENA, Ill. - The Galena River we see today is much different
than the Mississippi River tributary that early settlers knew.
A new exhibit at the Galena History Museum, "From Hope to Despair:
Galena River Saga," chronicles the river's rise to commercial
prominence and its inevitable decline.
When the Grand Excursion passengers disembarked from the
steamboats - most of which were Galena boats - they saw the city at
the height of its commercial power. In 1854, Galena was the large...
