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Tag: <span>Galena</span>

FROM THE ARCHIVES: General U.S. Grant

December 1, 2024 John T. Pregler

In April of 1860, the J.R. Grant Leather & Saddlery Hardware store at 145 Main St. in Galena, Illinois, welcomed…

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Posted in: Civil War, Dubuque, Military, Politics Filed under: Civil War, Dubuque, Elihu Washburne, Galena, General Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, William Vandever

Wild Elephants in Southwest Wisconsin

August 10, 2017 John T. Pregler

In 1848, the Wisconsin Territory joined the Union of States as Wisconsin – America’s 30th state.  In the first few…

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Posted in: Natural History Filed under: Boaz Mastodon, Dubuque, Edward Daniels, Elephant, Galena, Mastodon, Mineral Point, Sinsinawa

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