The Gallemore Family - Part 1 of 5

A Stamp Mill was a crushing machine powered by water or steam. Iron stamp heads or shoes are dropped on pieces of ore which rest on iron dies. The finely crushed ore proceeds to the next stage of processing. Courtesy Photo
A Stamp Mill was a crushing machine powered by water or steam. Iron stamp heads or shoes are dropped on pieces of ore which rest on iron dies. The finely crushed ore proceeds to the next stage of processing. Courtesy Photo

Like many of the families in the Greenhorn Valley, the Gallemore family originated in North Carolina. They settled in Illinois, where many of the chil…