A hundred years ago an $80 investment in a windmill meant power to operate a water pump. It was a...
Pioneers: Windmills Considered Skyscrapers of Rural America
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Gone But Not Forgotten
1853: Baptists Begin Worship at Kenney Chapel
The First Baptist Church of Gallatin was constituted and organized on a Saturday in May, 1853....
Pioneers: Early Settlers Who Came to Stay 1850; Trails Mapped
In selecting who to list as pioneer settlers the following conditions were considered. The county...
Pioneers: Briefly Reviewing Daviess County’s Lewis Mill
Courthouse records show 23 grain mills operated in Daviess County prior to the Civil War. Not all...
Pre-Civil War Lewis Mill on Grand River Found Nearly Intact in 1989
A pre-Civil War gristmill featuring what appears to be a walnut water turbine wheel was uncovered...
Pioneers: Crystal Springs on Gagan Farm Near Pattonsburg, MO
Once one of the most popular institutions of Northwest Missouri was the famous Crystal Springs on...
Pioneers: Stalling’s Ferry the First Crossing Over Grand River
One of the very earliest trails approved by the Daviess County judges was the Gallatin-to-Utica...
1843: Gallatin Christian Church Established
The Christian Church of Gallatin was organized in June, 1843, with 41 charter members. Services...
1843: A View of the Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin, MO
No doubt Ed Ellis came to Gallatin to see the then new Daviess County courthouse in 1843. Ellis...
1840: Daviess County’s First School at Clear Creek near Lock Springs
A total of 400 students in the Clear Creek School was recorded since the time accurate records...
Oldest School: Clear Creek School 1840
The 1898 Plat Map of Daviess County shows Clear Creek School east and slightly north of Carlow in...
Pioneers: The Long Lost Grist Mills of Daviess County
Much of the time spent by early county court judges was in ordering and approving early roads....
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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