Cooke Park
Cooke Park is a park in Galesburg City Township, Knox, Illinois which is located on West Second Street. Cooke Park is situated nearby to the community center St. Patrick Fellowship Hall, as well as near Saint Patricks Roman Catholic Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Galesburg station and Galesburg Railroad Museum.
Galesburg station
Railway station
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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 1 mile northeast of Cooke Park.
Galesburg Railroad Museum
Museum
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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 1 mile northeast of Cooke Park.
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 1 mile northeast of Cooke Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galesburg and East Galesburg.
Galesburg
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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 the home of Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a community college 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 Cooke Park.
Knoxville
Village
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Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,901 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area Knoxville is located just southeast of the City of Galesburg. Knoxville is situated 5 miles east of Cooke Park.
Cooke Park
- Type: Park
- Address: 625 West Second Street, Galesburg, Illinois 61401
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Galesburg City Township, Knox, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.93692° or 40° 56′ 13″ northLongitude
-90.38173° or 90° 22′ 54″ westOperator
City of GalesburgOpen location code
86GFWJP9+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1364508010OpenStreetMap feature
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