Galena, Kansas

Galena, Kansas (HMSVK)

Location: Galena, KS 66739 Cherokee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 4.569', W 94° 38.365'

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US Route 66 Will Rogers Highway

— Chicago to Los Angeles —

Founded in 1877
Names for the ore it produced, Galena lead mining was the largest industry in our history, starting in 1873 and continuing until 1973. The mining and smelting required 3 railroads, 65 crushers, 2 smelters and 3 sludge mills to handle the ore produced from as many as 250 mines. The city sprang up with over 160 service and professional businesses. Its population grew to 30,000 people making its history the largest community within Cherokee County. What is known today as "Main Street of America" or the "Mother Road", U.S. 66 was established down our Main Street, Galena, Kansas in 1926. Dedicated as U.S. 66 Will Rogers Highway Dec. 9, 1935. Kansas has 13.2 miles of Route 66. At this point there are 1794 miles west and 606 miles east of America's U.S. Historic Will Rogers Memorial Highway U.S. 66.

"America is a land of opportunity and don't ever forget it."
Will Rogers

Dedicated 6-19-2001

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Will Rogers Highway
Dedicated 1952 to
Will Rogers
Humorist · World Traveler · Good Neighbor
This Main Street of America
Highway 66
was the first road he traveled in
a career that led him straight to
the hearts of his countrymen
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HM NumberHMSVK
Series This marker is part of the U.S. Route 66 series
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Year Placed2001
Placed ByGalena Chamber of Commerce, Will Rogers Heritage Trust, C.P.G., and Others
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 354271 N 4104577
Decimal Degrees37.07615000, -94.63941667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 4.569', W 94° 38.365'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 4' 34.14" N, 94° 38' 21.90" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)620
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 500-598 S Main St, Galena KS 66739, US
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