GALENA, Ill. — A birthday celebration honoring Ulysses S. Grant, Galena’s “favorite son,” will take place Friday-Sunday, April 18-20. Grant was born April 27, 1822, in Ohio, but moved to Galena with ...
GALENA, Ill. (KWQC) - Part of our viewing area that’s already huge for tourism has history on its side, too. Civil War General and 18th President Ulysses S. Grant lived in Galena for a time and now on ...