Just as the sugar rationing was being put in effect in 1942 during the war years, Daviess County...
World War II: Daviess County Sugar Rationing in 1942
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Military & Wars
World War II: Gasoline Shortage Leads to OPA Rationing
In the early 1940s, cars were coming on the scene and gas was utilized more and more. However, due...
World War II: The War’s Impact on Daviess County
Not knowing that the "Day of Infamy" was just around the corner, Arthur Douglas, Daviess County's...
1919: Ornate Service Records for War Veterans
Upon honorary discharge, some soldiers returning from World War I were issued an ornate service...
World War I: Gallatin’s Flagpole Dedication at Courthouse
In 1918 America was at war and many Daviess County boys were overseas fighting for our nation's...
World War I: Daviess Countians Who Served
Listed below are the names of Daviess County boys were killed in action, died of wounds or...
Boyd Dudley, Jr., Involved in 8-inch Howitzer Development
Boyd Dudley, Jr., was raised in Gallatin, MO, and played a part in developing and managing the...
Jesse James Swore to Kill Samuel P. Cox to Avenge ‘Bloody Bill’ Anderson Ambush
The adventures of Major Samuel P. Cox (1828-1913) of Gallatin, MO, reads like a history of his...
Civil War: Charles Morton Awarded a ‘Bloody Bill’ Pistol
A Gallatin, MO, school boy returned home in November, 1898, as a major in the U.S. Fourth Calvary...
Gallatin’s Judge James H.B. McFerran Succumbs in Colorado
A letter to the editor submitted to a Colorado Springs, Colorado, newspaper offers a glimpse at...
Civil War Hero: Gov. Thomas Fletcher (almost) Retires at Gallatin, MO
Thomas Fletcher -- a Union general, Missouri governor, and (almost) a Gallatin, MO, resident! Why...
Pioneer Doctor: John Cravens of Daviess County, MO
John Cravens, M.D., (1797-1876) was one of the most highly esteemed pioneers of Daviess County....
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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