Old Galena Illinois High School
by Joni Eskridge
Title
Old Galena Illinois High School
Artist
Joni Eskridge
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High atop the hills of historic Galena, Illinois sits this beautiful old building which used to house the Galena High School - but now, instead, houses condos. Oft photographed, the overcast and stormy sky here gives a different take on the usual image.
Galena was one of the richest river towns in the Midwest by the middle of the 19th Century. But the lead ran out and the Galena River silted up, sending the town into a century-long decline.
Today the town still looks much like it did when Ulysses Grant worked in his father's store on Main Street. One of my favorite places to visit in Illinois!
Copyright © 2010 Joni Eskridge
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August 22nd, 2017
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