13 Facts About Galesburg Illinois

Galesburg Illinois is home to Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a two-year community college.

Galesburg Illinois 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 Oneida Institute near Utica, New York.

Galesburg, populated from the first by abolitionists, was home to one of the first anti-slavery societies in Illinois and was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Galesburg Illinois was the home of Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke, who provided hospital care for Union soldiers during the Civil War.

In later years, Galesburg Illinois became the birthplace of poet Carl Sandburg, artist Dorothea Tanning, and former Major League Baseball star Jim Sundberg.

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Galesburg Illinois was home to the pioneering brass era automobile company Western, which produced the Gale, named for the town.

Galesburg Illinois was home to minor league baseball from 1890 to 1914.

The Galesburg Illinois Pavers was the last name of the minor league teams based in Galesburg Illinois.

The Southwest Chief and the state-supported Carl Sandburg and Galesburg 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 Illinois is served by Interstate 74, which runs north to Moline in the Quad Cities region, and southeast to Peoria and beyond.

Galesburg Illinois will be home to the National Railroad Hall of Fame.

Galesburg Illinois 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 Illinois Broadcasting while Prairie Radio Communications owns WAIK-AM.