Galesburg, city, seat of Knox County, western Illinois; incorporated as a city 1857. The city serves as a commercial and distribution center for the surrounding agricultural and coal-mining region. Major manufactures include household appliances, motor-vehicle accessories, and plastic and steel products. In Galesburg are Knox College (1837), a junior college, and the birthplace and grave of the poet Carl Sandburg. The community was established in 1836 by colonists from New York State led by a Presbyterian minister, George Gale, for whom it is named. In 1858 a debate on slavery between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas was held at Knox College. Population 35,305 (1980); 33,530 (1990); 33,706 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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