Rotary jails, where a round "squirrel cage" divided into jail cells spins on a single axis inside...
Spend Some Time Visiting the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail in Gallatin, MO
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Squirrel Cage Jail
Squirrel Cage: This Jail Was No Place to Do Time
Just a few blocks from the courthouse in Gallatin, MO, sets a building known as the Daviess County...
Hand-crank Makes for a Unique Antique
Unusual "squirrel cage" jail, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, also serves as a...
Open House Marks Completion of Renovations at Rotary Jail
These scenes were taken during an open house after rotary jail renovations were completed. The...
Volunteers, Donations Crucial to Restoring Rotary Jail in Gallatin, MO
When the decision to restore Gallatin's rotary jail was announced, the public was asked to help...
Squirrel Cage Jail Prior to Renovations in 1993
By 1992 Daviess County's unique antique jail had been neglected for many years. Its future was at...
McDougal Connection Leads to Endowment for Rotary Jail in Gallatin, MO
As restoration of the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail in Gallatin was underway but not yet complete,...
Missouri State Penitentiary and a List of Most Infamous Inmates
Missouri's old state penitentiary in Jefferson City officially closed on Sept. 15, 2004 -- a day...
Daviess County’s Squirrel Cage Jail Closed by Sheriff in 1975
Daviess County no longer has a jail which will accept prisoners. County Sheriff Harold Appley...
1970: One Jail Inmate Escapes But His Freedom is Short-Lived
The incidence of prisoner escapes were infrequent but more likely after the unusual Daviess County...
Jail Break! Great Escapes from the Squirrel Cage Jail ..and other crimes
One of the reasons a Squirrel Cage Jail was constructed in Daviess County was for its apparent...
Rural Life in the 1940s; Bluford Goins’ Civil War Sword
The following narrative focuses on Bluford Goins, written by Sammy Evans and as published by the...
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,
Trudi Burton, ph: 660.663.7342
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