Etymology: Named for The lead sulfide ore galena: Location of Galena in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Location of Illinois in the United States: Coordinates: Coordinates: Country: United States: State: Illinois: County
Flags of the Confederacy displayed at a movie house on Lincoln's birthday in Winchester, Virginia in February 1940. Lincoln's Birthday is a legal holiday in some U.S. states, observed on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln 's birth on February 12, 1809.
Yeah, we said it. The rugged handsome President Abraham Lincoln would have celebrated his 205th birthday on Tuesday. See some of Lincoln's best photos and quotes below, in honor of the always-honest president's birthday: Imgur. A colorized photo of Abraham Lincoln. Source: Imgur. Library of Congress.