Galena River (Illinois)

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name = Galena River
native_name = Rivière aux Fèves
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image_caption = The Galena River flowing through downtown Galena, Illinois in April 2008
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map_caption =The Galena River, also known as the Fevre or Fever River, is a river which flows through the Midwestern United States.

Geography

The river rises in Grant County, Wisconsin, south of Benton and southwest of Shullsburg. It enters Illinois in Jo Daviess County to flow through the city of Galena before it joins the Upper Mississippi River a few miles south and west. The river is part of the Driftless Area of Illinois. This region was ice-free during the Wisconsin glaciation and underwent hundreds of thousands of years of glacial-free erosion. The river also occupies a substantial canyon.

History

The river was originally known as "Rivière aux Fèves" and "Bean River" due to the large amounts of wild beans that grew along its banks.Wis. Historical Collections XV: 343] Following English language code-switching of the French river name "Rivière aux Fèves", the river name was corrupted and was eventually referred to as "Fever River".

Winnebago War

The Winnebago War of 1827, also known as the "Fevre River War", is associated with this river.

See also

*Lake Galena
*List of Illinois rivers
*List of Wisconsin rivers

References

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External links

* [http://www.quincynet.com/daytrips/galena/ "Galena"]
* [http://www.prairierivers.org/ Prairie Rivers Network]
* [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=155&search_term=Fever+River Fever River]
* [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/vol1/html_files/INDEX_F.html "ACTS OF FIFTY–SEVENTH CONGRESS June 27, 1902. 32 Stat., 399"]