Galena IL: lead-boom river town

Where: Midwest · North America · approx. 42.42, -90.42 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: 1830s-50s lead-mining steamboat port - town froze when the boom died

What turns up: 1830s-50s: early flasks, pontiled meds, black glass - genuinely early for the Midwest.

Access: Permission required.

Historic district in town; river banks + outlying farms with permission.

Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.