darryl, Author at Daviess County Historical Society

Newspapers: Gallatin Democrat Merges Into North Missourian

The Gallatin Democrat was discontinued, merged into the ongoing Gallatin North Missourian

Gallatin Truck & Tractor Serving Area Ag Producers

Gallatin Truck & Tractor, an International Harvester farm dealership owned and operated by Web Sullenger, was located at 801 West Grand Street in Gallatin, MO.

White Auto, Then T&D Auto Followed by Paul Pierce

Gone But Not Forgotten

White Auto Supply conducted business for more than two decades from the remodeled Odd Fellows Building located at the northwest corner of the Gallatin business...

1950-1960: ‘Snapshots’ of Noted Local History in this Decade

Gone But Not Forgotten

It’s the “Fabulous Fifties.” World War II has ended and the young soldiers have returned home. Peacetime growth and expansion is everywhere in America during the decade. People are buying up what they couldn’t get during the war. Business is...

1960: Daviess County’s Unusual ‘Upside Down’ Winter

Gone But Not Forgotten

In March 1960, Daviess County had an unusually large snow. An excerpt from the March 17, 1960, Gallatin Democrat stated that “winter-weary Daviess County is digging out from under the worst snowstorms of the season which hit the area Tuesday, dumping an...

Hubert Long Captured Daviess County Life on Film

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Much of the life and times in Gallatin, MO, captured on film for many years was done by Hubert Long. Many of his photographs were published in the Gallatin Democrat and the Gallatin North...

Self-Serve Car Wash, Laundromat for Gallatin, MO

Gone But Not Forgotten

A self-service car wash and the Laundry Cleaning Village located at the corner of North Clay and Park Streets in Gallatin, MO. The business was later was owned and operated by Tony and LaVeta...

Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin, MO

Gone But Not Forgotten

The centerpiece of the Gallatin, MO, community is the Daviess County Courthouse in the town’s business square. These photographs of the courthouse of various dates reveal how little has changed and how many changes have occurred since its completion in 1908. ...