In 1860 the Missouri State Gazetteer reported that Cavensville in Daviess County, MO, was first...
1860 Map: Cravensville of Daviess County, MO
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Gone But Not Forgotten
1857: Incorporation of the City of Gallatin, MO
The January 11, 1900, issue of The North Missourian, a newspaper edited by C.M. Harrison,...
1856: Covered Bridges in Daviess County
Soon after the Stallings-Shriver Bridge washed away in 1852, the Daviess County Court started...
1856: Pioneers: First River Bridge the Scene of Brutal Killing
Jacob Stallings got into the ferry business in 1848 at the old Orr Ford on Grand River (SE 1/4,...
Pioneers: Windmills Considered Skyscrapers of Rural America
A hundred years ago an $80 investment in a windmill meant power to operate a water pump. It was a...
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...
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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