Galesburg
a city of Illinois, the county-seat of Knox co. It is on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads. It is an important industrial community and has the Burlington Railroad shops, stock yards, brick making plants, boiler and engine works, iron foundries, etc. It is the distributing point int for the wholesale and jobbing trade of a large section. The city is notable for the number of its educational institutions within its borders. These include Knox College, Lombard College, Corpus Christi Lyceum, St. Mary's School, St. Joseph's Academy, and others. There are several excellent parks, hospitals, and a public library.
Pop. (1910) 22,089; (1920) 23,834.