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Old Market House State Historic Site

123 N Commerce St, Galena, IL 61036
815 777 3310
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Ranked #8 of 14 attractions in Galena
Type: Historic Sites, Architectural Buildings
Description: Vendors peddled their wares at this Greek Revival Market House in the 19th century, which now hosts changing exhibits, meetings and special events.
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Glenview, Illinois
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2012

Very Interesting hidden treasure in Galena. There is so much history in Galena that is hidden. When you look this place comes up and really brings the trip to life

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Kansas City, Missouri
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 October 2012

Lots of Ulysses S. Grant history, pictures, momentous, etc. enjoyed it. There were figurenes, money, art, books, paintings.

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Countryside, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 October 2012

I enjoyed all of the items from the civil war and U.S. Grant. The pictures and descriptions of the accounts of the civil war, from Fort Sumpter to the surrender from General Lee To General Grant, were most interesting to me.

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 August 2012

Great place to start your visit you learn so much and get to see so much of the history of Galena. Felt like any question we had someone could answer it had menu's and day trips, etc. Beautiful old building glad we went there first. Helped us firm up or plans for our visits.

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Lynwood,IL
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2012

Helpful people, lots of things to look at and read about Grant. could have used a bigger building. Great display of the battles of the Civil War.

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

Loved viewing items owned by the Grant family and interesting facts about their lives.

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Fort Wayne, IN
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

Nice place with wonderful service. Food was OK but nothing special.

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Madison, Wisconsin
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

The museum has multiple cabinets with clusters of artifacts from the civil war and the life of Ulysses S. Grant and his family. The written guide to the cabinets needs some updating as some contents have been moved around and some of the items are a bit less relevant (commercial souvenirs and the like). The cabinets surround the gift shop... More

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Urbandale, Iowa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2012

If you want homemade food like Grandma's ... this is the place. We split a meal again and had more than enough to eat ... great place to relax and cozy back room if you want more privacy.

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southern wisconsin
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012

After touring the U.S. Grant home, we wanted to learn and see more, so we sought out the Old Market House. We spent a good hour or so looking at and learning from their displays. There was plenty to keep all 6 of us interested for that amount of time. History, geneology, antique, political, and fashion buffs alike will find... More

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