Galesburg is a city in Knox County,

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, United States. The city is northwest of Peoria. At the 2010 census, its population was 32,195. It is the

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of Knox County and the principal city of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Knox and Warren counties. Galesburg is home to Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a two-year community college. A section of the city is listed on the

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as the Galesburg Historic District.

History

Galesburg was founded by George Washington Gale, a Presbyterian minister from New York state who had formulated the concept of the manual labor college and first implemented it at the

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near Utica, New York. In 1836 Gale publicized a subscription- and land purchase-based plan to found manual labor colleges in the

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valley. Land was purchased for this purpose in Knox County and in 1837 the first subscribers to the college-founding plan arrived and began to settle what would become Galesburg. Galesburg, populated from the first by abolitionists, was home to one of the first

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societies in Illinois and was a stop on the

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. The city was the site of the fifth Lincoln–Douglas debate. held on October 7, 1858. Galesburg also was the home of Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke, who provided hospital care for

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soldiers during the

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. In later years, Galesburg became the birthplace of poet Carl Sandburg, artist

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, and former

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star Jim Sundberg. Sandburg's boyhood home is maintained by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site. It includes the cottage he was born in, a modern museum, the rock under which he and his wife Lilian are buried, and a performance venue. Throughout much of its history, Galesburg has been inextricably tied to the

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industry. Local businessmen were major backers of the first railroad to connect Illinois's then two biggest cities—

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and Quincy—as well as a third leg initially terminating across the

from Burlington, Iowa, eventually connecting to it via bridge and thence onward to the Western frontier. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) sited major rail sorting yards here, including the first to use hump sorting. The CB&Q also built a major

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on South Seminary Street that was controversially torn down and replaced by a much smaller station in 1983. The yard is still used by the BNSF Railway. BNSF Galesburg

In the late 19th century, when the

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connected its service through to Chicago, it also laid track through Galesburg and built its own railroad depot. The depot remained in operation until the construction of the Cameron Connector southwest of town enabled

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to reroute the '' Southwest Chief'' via the Mendota Subdivision and join the ''

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'' and '' Illinois Zephyr'' at the Burlington Northern depot. A series of mergers eventually united both lines under the ownership of BNSF Railway, carrying an average of seven freight trains per hour between them. With the closure of the

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plant in 2004, BNSF is once again the largest private employer in Galesburg. Galesburg was home to the pioneering

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automobile company

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, which produced the Gale, named for the town. Galesburg was home to minor league baseball from 1890 to 1914. The

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was the last name of the minor league teams based in Galesburg. Galesburg teams played as members of the Eastern Iowa League (1895), Central Interstate League (1890), Illinois-Iowa League (1890), Illinois-Missouri League (1908–1909) and

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(1910–1912, 1914). Baseball Hall of Fame members

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(1909) and Sam Rice (1912) played for Galesburg. Rice had to leave the Galseburg team in 1912, when his wife, two children, his parents and two sisters were killed in a tornado. Galesburg teams played at Illinois Field (1908–1912, 1914),

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Field (1908–1912, 1914) and Willard Field at Knox College (1890, 1895).

was in Galesburg until 1930, and is now the site of Lombard Middle School. The Carr Mansion at 560 North Prairie Street was the site of a presidential cabinet meeting held in 1899 by U.S. President

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and U.S. Secretary of State John Hay.

Geography

Galesburg is in western Knox County at (40.952292, -90.368545). Interstate 74 runs through the east side of the city, leading southeast to Peoria and north to Interstate 80 near the

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area. According to the 2010 census, Galesburg has a total area of , of which (or 99.01%) are land and (or 0.99%) are water.

Climate

Transportation

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'', '' Carl Sandburg'', '' Illinois Zephyr'', and '' Southwest Chief'' daily from

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to Galesburg station and points west. The ''Southwest Chief'' and the state-supported ''Carl Sandburg'' and ''Illinois Zephyr'' take passengers to Chicago or points west, while the ''California Zephyr'' discharges passengers only on its eastbound run since the other trains provide ample service. Galesburg Transit provides bus service in the city. There are four routes: Gold Express Loop, Green Central Loop, Red West Loop, and Blue East Loop.

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provides rail freight to Galesburg and operates a large hump yard south of town. Galesburg is served by Interstate 74, which runs north to Moline in the

region, and southeast to Peoria and beyond. The

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, also known as Illinois Route 110, runs through Galesburg. To the southwest it passes through Macomb, the home of Western Illinois University, and toward Quincy, before crossing into

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. Galesburg served is served by U.S. Routes 34 and 150. US 34 connects Galesburg to Burlington, Iowa, and

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. It is a

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through its entire run in Galesburg and west to Monmouth. It connects to Galesburg through three interchanges at West Main Street, North Henderson Street, and North Seminary Street, along with an additional interchange at Interstate 74. US 150 runs through the heart of Galesburg. It enters the city as Grand Avenue from the southeast, runs through downtown as Main Street, and exits the city as North Henderson Street. Galesburg is additionally served by Illinois State Route 97, Route 41, Route 164, and Knox County highways 1, 7, 9, 10, 25, 30, 31, and 40.

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provides general aviation access, while Quad City International Airport and

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provide commercial flights. Galesburg will be home to the National Railroad Hall of Fame. Efforts are underway to raise funds for the $30 million project, which got a major boost in 2006, when Congress passed a bill to charter the establishment. It is hoped that the museum will bring tourism and a financial boost to the community. Construction of the museum began in 2019.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 33,706 people, 13,237 households, and 7,902 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 14,133 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.23%

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, 10.20%

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, 0.22% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.02%

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, 2.46% from

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, and 1.84% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.01% of the population. 17.4% were of German, 12.6% American, 11.5%

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, 11.3%

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and 9.1% English ancestry according to

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. There were 13,237 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.87. The population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% 65 or older. The median age was 38. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,987, and the median income for a family was $41,796. Males had a median income of $31,698 versus $21,388 for females. The

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for the city was $17,214. About 10.7% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the

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, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Festivals

Galesburg is the home of the Railroad Days festival, held on the fourth weekend of June. The festival began in 1977 as an open house to the public from the then Burlington Northern. Burlington Northern gave train car tours of their yards. The city started having street fairs to draw more people to town. In 1981, the Galesburg Railroad Museum was founded and opened during Railroad Days. For a while, the city and the railroad worked together on the celebrations. In 2002, the railroad backed out of the festival and there were no yard tours. In 2003 the city worked with local groups to revamp the festival and the Galesburg Railroad Museum resumed bus tours of the yards. The Galesburg Railroad Museum has continued to provide tours of the yards since then. In 2010, the Galesburg Railroad Museum started offering a VIP tour of the yards, in which a select group of riders are allowed in the Hump Towers and Diesel Shop and see the BNSF at work. During the festival, one of the largest

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train shows and layouts in the U.S. Midwest happens during Railroad Days at the new Galesburg High School Fieldhouse. During Labor Day weekend in September, Galesburg hosts the Stearman Fly in. Also in September are the Great Cardboard Boat Regatta and the Annual Rubber Duck Race, at Lake Storey. On the third weekend of every August, a Civil War and pre-1840s rendezvous is held at Lake Storey Park.

Popular culture

*Galesburg is the birthplace of George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., inventor of the

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. *According to legend, the four

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( Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and

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) first received their nicknames at Galesburg's Gaity Theatre in 1914. Nicknames ending in ''-o'' were popular in the early 20th century, and a fellow vaudevillian, Art Fisher, supposedly bestowed them upon the brothers during a poker game there.

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received his nickname later. *Galesburg features prominently in The Mountain Goats' song ''Weekend in Western Illinois'' from the album '' Full Force Galesburg''. *Galesburg is mentioned in the book '' The Prestige''. *Writer

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, author of ''

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'', uses Galesburg as a setting for several of his time-travel tales, including 1957's ''About Time'', in which he uses 941 Willard Street, and 1962's ''I Love Galesburg in the Springtime''. *The 1981 horror film '' Strange Behavior'' is set in Galesburg. *Galesburg is mentioned in Stephen King's book '' Dolores Claiborne''. *Galesburg is mentioned in Richard Bach's 1977 novel '' Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah''. *Galesburg and Knox College are both mentioned in Walter Dean Myers's novel '' Fallen Angels'', about the

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. *An android (impersonating a guest character) in ''

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'' episode "Day of the Robot" mentions that "his" father operated a gym in Galesburg. *

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mentioned Galesburg during his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and near the beginning of his

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. Obama also visited Galesburg High School in 2011 to speak to students while in the area for a Midwestern bus tour. *Baseball legend

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lived out some of his last years as a greeter at a steakhouse in Galesburg. Foxx left just before his death in 1967. * Ronald Reagan attended second grade at Silas Willard Elementary School between 1917 and 1918. He portrayed pitcher

in the movie '' The Winning Team'' in 1952, starting with Alexander's stint with the minor-league Galesburg Boosters. *Galesburg is the birthplace of artist Stephen Prina, whose recent publication ''Galesburg, Illinois+'' documents an exhibition that portrays the town indirectly through various media.

Notable people

Media

Galesburg has several radio stations and newspapers delivering a mix of local, regional and national news. WGIL-AM, WAAG, WLSR-FM and WKAY-FM are all owned by Galesburg Broadcasting while Prairie Radio Communications owns WAIK-AM. KZZ66 provides Weather Information for NOAA Weather Radio in the Galesburg area. The ''Galesburg Register-Mail'' is the result of the merger of the ''Galesburg Republican-Register'' and the ''Galesburg Daily Mail'' in 1927. The two papers trace their roots back to the mid-19th century. A daily, it is the main newspaper of the city, and was owned by Copley Press until it was sold to Gate House Media in April 2007. ''The Zephyr'' was started in 1989, was published on Thursdays and was the only locally owned newspaper until its final edition December 9, 2010. The ''New Zephyr'' began publication in early 2013. It is published every Friday. The ''Knoxville Bulletin'' is a weekly newspaper established in May 2016. It is owned by Limestone Publishing. Galesburg is part of the Quad Cities television market.

FM radio

* 90.7 WVKC "Tri States Public Radio", supported by Western Illinois University and Knox Colleg
Tri States Public Radio
http://tspr.org/ ''Tri States Public Radio'': NPR news and diverse music serving west central Illinois, southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri (NPR Affiliate with HD Radio subchannels) * 92.7 WLSR "92.7 FM The Laser", Active Rock ( RDS - Artist/Title) * 94.9

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"FM 95",

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(RDS - Artist/Title) * 95.7 WVCL, Religious, an affiliate of Three Angels Broadcasting Network * 100.5 W263AO (Translates 91.5

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), Christian AC (RDS) * 105.3

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"105.3 KFM", Adult Contemporary (RDS - Artist/Title)

AM radio

* 1400 WGIL,

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* 1590 WAIK, News/Talk/Sports

Web radio

* KGB-Radio "Knox Galesburg Radio"
Galesburg Area News Weather and Maps

Print

* ''The Paper'', local weekly (free) newspaper (in the Register-Mail every Wednesday) * '' Register-Mail'', local daily newspaper * ''The Zephyr'', local weekly newspaper (discontinued in 2010) * ''The New Zephyr'', local weekly newspaper (on hiatus as of December 2013) * ''Knoxville Bulletin'', local weekly newspaper (started in May 2016) *
The Burg
', local weekly newspaper (started in summer of 2019)

References

External links

Official website

Community Development Department

CarlSandburg.net: A Research Website for Sandburg Studies

Carl Sandburg Historic Site Association

The Galesburg Project lists famous Galesburgers and visitors. Links to Galesburg history articles

Galesburg Railroad Days

Railroads in the Midwest: Early Documents and Images

Mr. Lincoln and Freedom: Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Galesburg

1994 reenactment of Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Galesburg
televised by C-SPAN
Debate preview
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''Galesburg Railroad Museum''
* Local papers: *
''The Register-Mail''
(daily) *
''The Zephyr''
(weekly, discontinued 2010) *
''The Paper''
(weekly, free) *
''The Burg''
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