A nice rest stop for Route 66 travelers is in the old Kan-O-Tex Service Station, where you can now find small snacks and a bunch of souvenirs. Also on the property is the old tow truck "Tow Tater", which is the model for "Tow Mater" in the animated film "Cars".
Steffleback House in Galena
This was once a busy brothel. Although the easy lady named Steffleback became quite wealthy with her services, she also became greedy when she saw people paying their bills with gold coins from a big sack. So it came about that she probably lured more than 30 men into her back room, killed them there, stole the gold and "disposed of" the corpses in one of the numerous mine shafts. She was imprisoned in 1897 but never admitted guilt and her captured "treasure" is believed to be buried somewhere in Galena to this day.
Howard "Pappy" Litch Park in Galena
The small city park's main attraction is an original 1952 "Will Rogers Highway" plaque that originally stood on the Missouri border. The name Howard Litch refers to a local historian.
Galena Mining and Historical Museum
In a city that was so closely linked to mining, a museum should of course not be missing. The museum is housed in a pretty old original station building of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas-Line, MKT for short, which was moved here.
Translated by Google •
In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!