Galesburg High School
Galesburg Junior Senior High School is a public high school in Galesburg, Illinois. Galesburg Junior Senior High School was established in 1861 in downtown Galesburg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Galesburg station and Orpheum Theater.
Galesburg station
Railway station
Photo: jimmy thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galesburg is an Amtrak intercity train station in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. The station was originally built in 1984, after the razing of the large depot just south of the current site. Galesburg station is situated 2 miles southeast of Galesburg High School.
Orpheum Theater
Theater building
The Orpheum Theatre, originally opened in August 1916, stands on Kellogg Street in downtown Galesburg, Illinois. The Orpheum's elegance and long history made the theatre a landmark in Galesburg which boasts other landmarks such as Carl Sandburg's Birthplace, the Galesburg Railroad Museum, and Knox College, which hosted an Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debate. Orpheum Theater is situated 1½ miles southeast of Galesburg High School.
Galesburg Railroad Museum
Museum
Photo: Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Galesburg Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. The museum is located at 211 South Seminary Street. Its collection includes CB&Q 4-6-4 3006, a Pullman "Meath" car, Railway Express RPO Combination Mail & Baggage Car… Galesburg Railroad Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Galesburg High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galesburg and East Galesburg.
Galesburg
Photo: Kelly Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The city is 45 miles northwest of Peoria. At the 2020 census, its population was 30,052. Galesburg is known as the home of Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college and Carl Sandburg College, a community college which is named for native-born poet Carl Sandburg.
East Galesburg
Village
East Galesburg is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 763 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. East Galesburg is situated 4 miles east of Galesburg High School.
Henderson
Village
Henderson is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 266 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. Henderson is situated 4½ miles north of Galesburg High School.
Galesburg High School
- Type: School building
- Description: high school in Illinois, United States
- Categories: high school, building, and education
- Location: Galesburg City Township, Knox, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.96286° or 40° 57′ 46″ northLongitude
-90.38897° or 90° 23′ 20″ westElevation
781 feet (238 metres)Open location code
86GFXJ76+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 1278079461OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Japanese—“Galesburg High School” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Galesburg High School”
- French: “Galesburg High School”
- Galician: “Galesburg High School”
- Hebrew: “בית הספר התיכון גיילסבורג”
- Irish: “Ardscoil Galesburg”
- Japanese: “ゲイルズバーグ高等学校”
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