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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Galena Township is one of thirteen townships in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 244 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 241.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 288 to 242 (-16%). Half of its homes were built before 1947.

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.

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Galena, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

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 Dixon County Courthouse in Ponca, 8.6 miles away.

Galena and the nearest listed places

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Dixon County CourthouseCook Blacksmith ShopPonca Historic DistrictSwedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem ChurchEmerson City ParkCharles Murtha House and Brick Yard

Closest to Galena

Dixon County CourthousePonca · Building8.6miCook Blacksmith ShopPonca · Building8.7miPonca Historic DistrictPonca · District8.7miSwedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem ChurchWakefield · Building14.8miEmerson City ParkEmerson · Site14.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Dixon County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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