Galena’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Galena. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusGalena Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,980 (up from 1,899 at 2010) and it contained 979 housing units. Galena Township was established in 1836.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,899 to 1,980 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1979.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Galena yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Galena’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Galena’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSouth Shore Line train approachin…, 1989: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Galena
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Galena, decade by decade
Nothing in Galena is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Galena has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Union Meat Market in Three Oaks, 5.3 miles away.
Galena and the nearest listed places
Closest to Galena
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as South Shore Line train approaching North Fail Road, November 1989 (1989) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.