Galena Mining and Historical Museum

319 West 7th Street
Galena, KS, 66739
316-783-2192

overview : In the early 1980s, Galena residents recognized the popularity of Route 66 and wanted a museum alongside it. They had the building — an old KATY train depot .. but it was blocks away. In 1988, the depot was moved and filled with artifacts of Galena's mining heyday .. 1870s to the 1920s .. and beyond. Buckets of zinc and lead abound, as do miners' hats and tools, newspaper, photographs and even a horse-drawn hearse.