Galena, Kansas

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Galena is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. The city was named after the lead ore galena found here in 1877. The city was part of the tri state mining area and had over 30,000 inhabitants. After the closing the mines in the 1970s population decreased. The population was 3,287 at the 2000 census. Galena is the eastern end of the segment of Route 66 that passes through Kansas.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galena,_Kansas

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Coordinates: 37°4'33"N 94°38'10"W

Riverton, Kansas 6.2 km
Baxter Springs Golf & Country Club 12 km
Hockerville, Oklahoma (ghost town) 16 km
Treece, Kansas (Ghost Town) 20 km
Chat pile used as quarry 20 km
Cardin, Oklahoma (ghost town) 22 km
Tar Creek Superfund Site 22 km
Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery 28 km
Miami Golf & Country Club 28 km
Miami Oklahoma Regional Airport (MIO/KMIO) 29 km

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Riverton, Kansas Baxter Springs Golf & Country Club Hockerville, Oklahoma (ghost town) Treece, Kansas (Ghost Town) Chat pile used as quarry Cardin, Oklahoma (ghost town) Tar Creek Superfund Site Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery Miami Golf & Country Club Miami Oklahoma Regional Airport (MIO/KMIO)