The following Prospectus is reprinted from the Sept. 15, 1864, edition of the Gallatin North...
Civil War: Political Position of the Gallatin North Missourian
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Military & Wars
Civil War: ‘Slave Mansion’ Just Outside Kidder, MO?
The "Slave Mansion" which once operated as a farm just outside of Kidder, MO. Teresa Eaton not...
Civil War: Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Map 1846-1883
The Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad operated from 1846-1883, the first railroad to cross...
Mormons: Samuel Cox’s Astonishing 1200-mile Ride Back From Utah Territory
Years after the Mormon War forced Latter-day Saints from Missouri, troubles followed the Mormons...
Mormons: “Massacre at Mountain Meadows” in 1857
John D. Lee, once a pioneer living in Daviess County, MO, was convicted for leading Mormon militia...
Pioneers: Gallatin’s Capt. John Ballinger (1833-1914)
Capt. John Ballinger came to Daviess County in 1845 at the age of 13 and distinguished himself in...
1839: The ‘Honey War’ Against Iowa Over Boundaries
Border war clashes were not always between Missouri and Kansas. A dispute over the state boundary...
Mormon War: Daviess Countians Muster Briefly in 1838
Captain John Comers led the Missouri Mounted Militia, 3rd Division Daviess County, which mustered...
Mormon War: Doniphan Defies Orders to Shoot Mormons
The man who refused orders to shoot Mormon leaders during Missouri's "Mormon War" figures...
Mormon War: Conflict Disrupts Hardin Mill on Honey Creek
Remains of one of Daviess County's early grain mills is still evident today (May, 2005) to those...
Mormon War: Dark Chapter in Missouri History 1838
Few Missourians can relate details of what is commonly called the "Mormon War." Historians mark it...
Mormon War: ‘Thicket Fort’ of 1838 Avoids Oblivion
The stone remains of a Mormon "thicket fort" marking their 1838 confrontation against Missouri...
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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