Map of Galena town, Maryland

Galena is a town in Kent County, Maryland, United States. The population was 612 at the 2010 census.

Galena town overview:
Name:	Galena town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Maryland
County:	Kent County
Incorporated:	1858
Elevation:	69 ft (21 m)
Total Area:	0.36 sq mi (0.93 km²)
Land Area:	0.36 sq mi (0.93 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	539
Population Density:	1,493.07/sq mi (577.04/km²)
ZIP code:	21635
Area code:	410
FIPS code:	2431225
GNISfeature ID:	0590270
Website:	www.townofgalena.com

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History

Galena was founded in 1763 under the name Down’s Cross Roads, after William Downs, a local tavern owner. The name was later changed to Georgetown Cross Roads sometime before 1813, and finally to Galena in 1858. The name comes from a supposed silver mine in the vicinity of the town, which extracted the metal from the lead ore known as galena. There is, however, no geological evidence for galena deposits on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and the story is likely apocryphal.