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	Galesville (other) Galesville or Galeville may refer to: Education ;United States * Galesville University, a defunct college in Wisconsin Places ;United States Galeville, New York, unincorporated community in Onondaga County * Galeville Military Airport, nearby, defunct, now Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge * Galesville, Illinois, unincorporated community Galesville, Maryland, unincorporated community Galesville, Wisconsin, city See also Gale (other) A gale is a very strong wind. Gale may also refer to: Places United States Gale, Illinois, a village * Gale, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Gale Peak, a mountain in California * Gale, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Ga ... {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Galesville University Gale College (also Galesville University and Marynook) was a private college in Galesville, Wisconsin. It was founded by George Gale, opening in 1854 and closing in 1939. Several religious denominations used the facilities as a college and later as a training school. History Judge George Gale went to college at the University of Vermont and moved to the western frontier in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in the early 1850s. After finding little interest in starting a college in La Crosse, he bought to start Galesville at a choice spot for his planned university. The state of Wisconsin chartered the school in 1854 as Galesville University and Gale held the first classes in the county courthouse in Galesville. The first class had 16 students including Gale's son, George Gale Jr. Old Main was completed in 1862 and the campus was occupied in 1863. Gale ran the nonsectarian college until 1865 and the school floundered when his health deteriorated during his involvement in the American Civil War. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Galeville, New York Galeville is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 4,617 at the 2010 census. The community is a northwestern suburb of Syracuse, located in the eastern end of the town of Salina. Geography Galeville is located at (43.088816, -76.178631). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Galeville is north of Onondaga Lake and borders Ley Creek, which flows into the lake. Interstate 81 passes through the eastern side of the community and intersects the New York State Thruway ( Interstate 90) north of Galeville. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,476 people, 2,040 households, and 1,205 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,922.4 per square mile (1,516.0/km2). There were 2,104 housing units at an average density of 1,843.8/sq mi (712.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.76% White, 3.87% African American, 0.63% Native Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Galeville Military Airport The Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge located in Ulster County, New York, United States. Formerly the Galeville Military Airport, it was decommissioned in 1994 and turned over to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 1999. It serves as a waypoint for grassland-dependent migratory birds. History The refuge first became federal property in the early 1940s, when the Army bought what was then swampland and filled it in with soil from the nearby flood plains to build Galeville Army Air Field to train pilots as a result of World War II. It stopped using the field years after the war, in the early 1970s and in later years it would be used by the nearby United States Military Academy. FBI agents also trained there.Rothbaum, Rebecca; June 20, 2002;Wildlife lives on in Shawangunk Grasslands"; ''Poughkeepsie Journal''; retrieved July 18, 2007. as did the U.S. Marshals Service.CCP, 3-6. "The recent past of the refuge has included a history as a fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge The Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge located in Ulster County, New York, United States. Formerly the Galeville Military Airport, it was decommissioned in 1994 and turned over to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 1999. It serves as a waypoint for grassland-dependent migratory birds. History The refuge first became federal property in the early 1940s, when the Army bought what was then swampland and filled it in with soil from the nearby flood plains to build Galeville Army Air Field to train pilots as a result of World War II. It stopped using the field years after the war, in the early 1970s and in later years it would be used by the nearby United States Military Academy. FBI agents also trained there.Rothbaum, Rebecca; June 20, 2002;Wildlife lives on in Shawangunk Grasslands"; ''Poughkeepsie Journal''; retrieved July 18, 2007. as did the U.S. Marshals Service.CCP, 3-6. "The recent past of the refuge has included a history as a fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Galesville, Illinois Galesville is an unincorporated community in Sangamon Township, Piatt County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ..., United States. Geography Galesville is located at at an elevation of 715 feet. References Unincorporated communities in Piatt County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{PiattCountyIL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Galesville, Maryland Galesville is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 685. Galesville is located at 38°50'35" north, 76°32'37" west (38.8431707 -76.5435702), along the western shore of the West River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. By road it is approximately south of Annapolis, the state capital. Demographics History The area was an early center of Quaker settlement in America and, through the West River Friends meeting, it is considered the birthplace of organized Quakerism in Maryland. The town was once the terminus of a steamship line connecting to Annapolis and Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula .... Once a thriving community of Chesapeake Bay watermen and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Galesville, Wisconsin Galesville is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,662 at the 2020 census. It is located where Beaver Creek flows into a wide area of the Mississippi River valley. The creek is impounded to form Lake Marinuka. The mayor is Vince Howe. History Galesville is named for its founder, Judge George Gale (Wisconsin politician), George Gale, a native of Vermont. It was platted by Gale in 1854. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, census of 2020, the population was 1,662. The population density was . There were 794 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.9% White (U.S. Census), White, 1.9% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0.4% Black (U.S. Census), Black or African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.1% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 1.4% from Race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]