Daviess County's Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects started with a bang in November of...
The Great Depression
Great Depression: Too Many Cattle, Too Scarce Cash
One of the ways the government dealt with the overabundance of cattle during the Depression was to...
Gravel Road Construction Includes Route 13 or ‘Highway West 65’
In the 20s and 30s, mud roads became outdated by the arrival of the automobiles. Gravel roads...
Relief Enrollments Grow to 1,600 in Daviess County by 1935
The Relief Program started in September, 1932, grew rapidly. By January of 1935, Daviess County...
NRA Regulations to Apply According to Population
The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was established during the Great Depression era. One of...
Personal Memories of Jess Reynolds Describe the Great Depression
In an interview with Jess Reynolds of Gallatin, MO, on Sept. 29, 2003, and talking about the...
Relief Gardens Organized to Provide Food, Local Income
In 1934, the government established three types of relief gardens in an attempt to provide food...
Water a Dire Need, Livestock Herds Liquidated in 1934
During the Depression it was very difficult to obtain water, both for the livestock and for...
Memories, Photographs of the CCC at Gallatin, MO
John Shepard, a resident of the Lake Viking Health Care Center at Gallatin in June, 2004,...
Personal Memories of Pearl Robinson About the Great Depression
Pearl Robinson, an 85-year old resident of Lake Viking Health Care, shared memories of the Great...
Great Depression: Drought Heightens Need for Relief Gardens
In 1934, the government established three types of relief gardens to help feed the hungry people....
Daviess Countians Consider ‘Townsend Plan’ for Old Age Pension
There was a lot of discussion and debate over some kind of pension for the older citizens of our...