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Main Street is a commercial avenue housing the vast majority of Galesburg most popular independent businesses. Intended as a gathering place for the entire town Main Street is home to festivals, parades and much more for the city of Galesburg.

A postcard from 1914 depicting Corpus Christi Catholic Church. It is built of red brick in a Victorian Gothic architectural style. A 150-foot spire makes up the foreground, with a cross at the top. Text in the top right corner reads "Corpus Christi…

A photo of the altar of Saint Crescent inside Corpus Christi Catholic Church. A statue of Mary holding Jesus (a pieta) is atop the altar along with candles and a gold crucifix. The underside of the altar consists of an ornately covered box. The wax…

A depiction of the young boy St. Crescent, made from wax and encased in an altar. The boy is laying down on his back, with his head cushioned and facing the viewer. He is clothed in a white, silky tunic and sandals. The original remains (bones) are…

Cemetery housing numerous historical graves (estimated 230+) from the founding days of Galesburg. Located past Main Street next to overpass leading off downtown to residential areas.

Headstone reads in memory of our dead soldier 1861-1865 by WRIG & CAR Post #45 1896. Soldier Monument engraved with US is on top. Located towards front right of cemetery.

The new public library currently under construction directly across the street from Hope Cemetery. The new library will cost 21 Million Dollars to construct and will span an entire block sitting at 3 stories and 68,000 square feet.

Should be a physical description of the source (alt-text): Marble headstone for Mary Ann Bickerdyke (née Ball). Inscription reads "Mary A. Bickerdyke - Born July 19, 1817 - Died Nov. 8, 1901. Army Nurse - Mother to the Boys in Blue, 1861-1865." An…

The grave site and family plot of Reverend Hiram Huntington Kellogg. Inscription reads "Rev. Hiram H. Kellogg, First President of Knox College, Born 1803, Died 1881, 'They that turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars.' Daniel 12:3."

The Don Moffitt overpass is a recent addition to galesburg and was built in 2012 on main street and overlooks the hope cemetary. It was made to improve the traffic situation in the town since previously cars had to wait for trains to pass before…