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Ulysses S and Julia Dent Grant Historical Interpreters |
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On August 18, 1865, Galena celebrated the return of its Civil War hero General Ulysses S Grant. Following a jubilant procession with much flag waving and speeches, a group of Galena citizens presented the General with a handsome furnished house on Bouthillier Street. The house is managed by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as the U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site.
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Photos in slideshow by Robert Keeling
For more information or to schedule a program, contact Scott Whitney, U.S. Grant interpreter at:
14592 Edwardsville Road
Winnebago, Illinois 61088
815-247-8702
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