Galesburg, IL

Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Knox County, IL

Knox County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
KNOX COUNTY, situated toward the west part of Illinois. Area, 792 square miles. Seat of justice, Knoxville. Pop. in 1830, 274; in 1840, 7,060; in 1850, 13,279.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 181.
Date Type
George Washington Ferris, inventor of the Ferris Wheel, born in Galesburg, Illinois Science/Technology
In Galesburg, Illinois, the annual general meeting of Universalists condemns President Johnson. Religion/Philosophy
Lincoln and Douglas hold their fifth debate in Galesburg, Illinois Campaigns/Elections
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
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Knox College, Galesburg, IL Location or Site
Lombard University, Galesburg, IL Location or Site
Date Title
Stephen Douglas to Abraham Lincoln, July 30, 1858
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "Who Furnishes the Audiences?," September 23, 1858
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Galesburg Debate," October 5, 1858
Recollection by Horace White, Galesburg Debate, October 7, 1858
Recollection by Lydia A. Titus, Galesburg Debate, October 7, 1858
Recollection by Mary Hastie Boutelle, Galesburg Debate, October 7, 1858
Galesburg (IL) Democrat, "The Galesburg Debate," October 9, 1858
(Springfield) Illinois State Register, "The Galesburg Debate," October 12, 1858
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “A Prophecy Fulfilled,” May 2, 1860
Freedom Depot
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