Years after the Mormon War forced Latter-day Saints from Missouri, troubles followed the Mormons...
Mormons: Samuel Cox’s Astonishing 1200-mile Ride Back From Utah Territory
read more
Pioneers & 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...
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: Scott Family Among Early Settlers in Daviess County
Martin Scott was born March 14, 1807, in Jackson County, Tenn., the son of John Scott, a...
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...
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...
Stagecoach Stopover on the Old Bancroft Trail in Lincoln Twp.
This log structure was used for a stagecoach stopover on the Bancroft Trail. Stagecoaches...
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...
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...
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
Search digital posts from 1999 to 2021:
GallatinNorthMissourian.com
Read the last special edition published by the Gallatin North Missourian in 2021:
Daviess County History Guide