The year of 1936 was remarkable for the grasshoppers eating all vegetation, including the bark off...
1937: Unusual Weather; River Flood Stages Recorded Over Decades
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Gone But Not Forgotten
Newspapers: The Jameson Gem (1913-1937)
Between 1913-1937, Allen F. Wade edited and published the Jameson Gem.
1936: Reminiscences About Gallatin, MO
In the Oct. 1, 1936, edition of the Gallatin Democrat, a former Gallatin man reminiscences about...
Gallatin’s First Power Plant Constructed in 1936
Gallatin bought its first Fairbanks-Morse Diesel generating unit for electricity in 1936, adding a...
1936: Fire Destroys Opera House in Jameson, MO
In 1936 the Opera House block in Jameson, MO, was destroyed by fire. The estimated loss of...
1934: McDonald Tea Room Starts in the Great Depression
By 1934, the remains of an old building stood near the city square at Gallatin. Along the front of...
1934: CCC Camp Organize, Operate at Gallatin, MO
The government established Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps to do such things as erosion...
1933: Students Seek College Degrees Despite Depression
Even though the Depression lingered, some students were still trying to achieve getting a college...
1933: Bootleg Liquor Until the 21st Amendment
Daviess County was plagued with bootleggers in the early 20th Century. One example of bootlegging...
1931: Oil Found in Daviess County Near Oakland School House
What do gas and unemployment have in common in Daviess and Clinton Counties? Plenty, especially...
1931-2001: McDonald Tea Room on the National Map
The famous McDonald Tea Room brought thousands of people to Gallatin, MO, over many years before...
1930s: Desperation Leads to Gasoline Bootleggers
To understand gas bootlegging, we must remember that during the years of the Great Depression...
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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