Galena’s historic flood: Galena River rises to 29 feet, 3 inches on June 30, 1969, the highest flood level in the community’s history. Flood caused $1 million in damages

Posted 6/24/19

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have Jeff Grunewald to thank for this week’s column. He sent a few photos from the June 30, 1969 flood that sent me scurrying to the Galena Public Library Historical Collections Room …

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