Rotary jails, where a round "squirrel cage" divided into jail cells spins on a single axis inside...
Spend Some of Your Time Visiting the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail in Gallatin, MO
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1889 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...
Rotary Jail Construction Cost $11,261.15
Research of Daviess County courthouse records (1885-1888) reveals much about the actions to...
Hand-crank Makes for a Unique Antique
Unusual "squirrel cage" jail, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, also serves as a...
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...
Squirrel Cage Jail Prior to Renovations in 1993
These photos reveal the condition of Daviess County's antique Squirrel Cage Jail in Gallatin, MO,...
McDougal Connection Leads to Endowment for the Rotary Jail
As restoration of the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail in Gallatin was underway but not yet complete,...
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...
Who Was Henry Clay McDougal?
Henry Clay McDougal was born in Marion County, VA, on Dec. 9, 1844. He enlisted in the 6th...
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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