Coffey Centennial (1856-1965): Lodges
The Masonic Lodge Earl Lodge No. 285 is the oldest lodge located in Coffey, MO. It was organized on March 30, 1868, with the charter granted on October 15, 1868. The first lodge hall was located over the Henry Githens Store on the northeast corner of Main and Center...
Coffey Centennial (1856-1956): School
The first school in Salem Township was held in the home of Mathew Harbord one mile west of Coffey, MO, and was taught by Dr. Watts, a Maine Yankee. The first public school in Coffey was located in a wooden building on the lot which is now (1956) used as a city park....
Coffey Centennial (1856-1956): Coffey Colt Show
The Coffey Colt Show was started by T.J. Williams and Sam Bennum. They had stud horses and offered prizes to the three best colts from their studs, to be shown on Main Street in Coffey, MO. The event spotlighted horses and mules and fostered a more competitive spirit...
Coffey Centennial (1856-1956): Railroad
The railroad line between Trenton and Pattonsburg was constructed during 1896 and 1897, being completed to Pattonsburg on June 29, 1897. The Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad Company began operating from Quincy, Illinois, to Pattonsburg, MO, on January 23,...
Coffey Centennial (1856-1956): Business Scenes
These business scenes from Coffey, MO, were featured in the Coffey Centennial 1856-1956 book, published by Walsworth Publishing Company. Most of the dates of these photographs are unknown unless...
Coffey Centennial (1856-1956): Baptist Church
The Coffey Baptist Church was organized on January 19, 1888. Elder U.H. Harper was elected moderator and Bro. Geo. L. Netherton was elected clerk. Fort-two presented church letters from other churches and became members. The church was known as the New Salem Baptist...
Coffey Centennial (1856-1956): Methodist Church
The Methodist Church was the second church organize in Coffey, MO, in August, 1887. The first building erected was south of Main Street on the site now occupied by the MFA Warehouse. Among charter members are Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Rupe, Mr. and Mrs. M.P. Ipson, Jr and...
Coffey Centennial (1856-1956): Christian Church
According to the oldest church record in possession of the Coffey Christian Church, the first date mentioned is February, 1842. It speaks of the Church of Jesus Christ being planted on Hickory Creek in Daviess County, MO. Later in June, 1853, the church was...
Coffey Centennial (1856-1956): General History
The Village of Salem was platted in 1856 and the plat was recorded on July 29, 1856. One early history book stated that Salem was laid out by B.H. Coffey in the fall of 1856. One plat shows that the original town consisted of 7 blocks, but other information indicated...
Visit the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail, located 2 blocks west of the Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin, MO. This historic relic is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a visitors’ center — by appointment,
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