Editing Galena, Maryland (section)

== History ==
Galena was founded in 1763 under the name Down's Cross Roads, after William Downs, a local tavern owner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kentcounty.com/galena|title=The Town of Galena on the Easter Shore of Maryland|website=www.kentcounty.com|language=en-us|access-date=October 13, 2017}}</ref> The name was later changed to Georgetown Cross Roads sometime before 1813, and finally to Galena in 1858.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.myeasternshoremd.com/opinion/article_a6b65eb9-d57e-58e5-9fda-8938727d941a.html|title=Then & Now Was there silver in that thar hill? June 2|work=MyEasternShoreMD|access-date=October 13, 2017|language=en}}</ref> The name comes from a supposed [[Silver Mine|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 of Maryland|Eastern Shore]], and the story is likely [[apocrypha]]l.<ref name=":0" />

[[File:2022-06-22 16 25 47 View south along Maryland State Route 213 (West Cross Street) just south of Maryland State Route 290 and Maryland State Route 313 (South Main Street) in Galena, Kent County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|left|MD 213 southbound in Galena]]