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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of extreme northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River. It was a prosperous port and the center of a lead-mining region during the 1800s.
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Examples
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The deposition of galena, blende, and pyrite in the Galena lead mines still continues.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 Various
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The 5-foot-7 graduate of North Shore High School in Galena Park came off the bench in 25 games last season to average 2.4 points and 0.9 rebounds per game.
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I think it is called the Galena and Chicago Union Road.
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This expedition seems to have miscarried, as, on the 9th, General M'Clellan reports that the Galena was aground in James River, a little above Yorktown.
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I think it is called the Galena and Chicago Union Road.
Minnesota and Dacotah: in letters descriptive of a tour through the North-west, in the autumn of 1856. With information relative to public lands, Christopher Columbus 1857
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The win, however, was the first for Galena, which is now 1-2.
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If approved by the voters, the council is not required to sell the city-owned property, which is located next to the Pitkin County Library above Rio Grande Place, in a public space known as Galena Street Plaza.
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The win, however, was the first for Galena, which is now 1-2.
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We lose Reno and get Galena, which is an even tougher matchup.
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The only places that don’t are drug houses like the one you already have in downtown called the Galena Hotel or Hansen motel for your sleeping pleasure.
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