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Kathy Weiser, October, 2007
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Located in an old
Missouri-Texas-Kansas railroad depot,
the
Galena Mining & Historical Museum
features the history of
Galena's
mining heydays, including a large display of mineral specimens, mining
equipment and a model of the Grand Central Mine which was located just
east of
Galena in
Central City,
Missouri.
The museum also features
Galena's
colorful history as a railroad and
Route 66 town.
By the 1960's mining had died in
Galena along
with the railroad. The depot, standing for over 80 years at the bottom of
the Front and Main Street Hill was closed forever in 1983.
Sometime later, Howard Litch, a
Galena businessman who had
collected mining paraphernalia and other historical items for
many years, led the way to the depot becoming a museum. The building was
soon moved to West 7th Street and and opened as a museum in June of 1984.
Though it appears to be a very small
museum, there is another building behind the depot that also houses
historic items.
The museum is located on
Route 66 at 319 W 7th Street in
Galena,
Kansas.
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