Galesburg, IL Summary

Galesburg (population 33,706) is located in western Illinois, not far from the Iowa border. Founded in 1837, the town was named for George Washington Gale, a Presbyterian minister who wanted to establish a community to train other ministers. During the Civil War, Galesburg was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Knox College, a small school of only 1,000 students, is here. This is the site of the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, where Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln set out their differences in quest of a US Senate seat.

Galesburg was also the home of Carl Sandburg. As well as his poetry, Sandburg wrote a six-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln. The Carl Sandburg Historic Site showcases his birth cottage, now restored to its original condition.

Galesburg can be reached by train or by driving down I-74 south from the Quad Cities on the Illinois-Iowa border.

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