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To: CPT Clay

Galena is a mineral, lead sulfide.
I’ll bet they had lead mines nearby, and the town was for the miners at first.


394 posted on 02/01/2021 9:59:55 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers

No evidence of that for galena Ohio. On the other hand I think that is the case for Galena Illinois.


408 posted on 02/01/2021 10:29:41 PM PST by tang-soo (Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
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To: grey_whiskers

yes, I am a geologist, just curious.


425 posted on 02/01/2021 10:56:56 PM PST by CPT Clay
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