In February 1933, the circuit courtroom was full of farmers who formed the Daviess County...
Great Depression: Farmers Organize Protective Association
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The Great Depression
Great Depression: Home Owner’s Loan Corporations
Here are the general terms accepted by those using the Home Owner's Loan Corporation: The dwelling...
Hogs Worthless, Yet Surplus Pork Feeds the Hungry
In the early 20th century, the farmers counted on the hog income to pay their mortgages and bills...
Great Depression: Hordes of Grasshoppers, Cinch Bugs
The dry weather of the 1930s created a problem concerning grasshoppers and cinch bugs....
Great Depression: CCC Plans to Straighten the Grand River
By June 1933, there were 200 men stationed at the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp at...
Great Depression: Federal Housing Administration Financing
A new government program started in the Depression era was the Federal Housing Administration...
Great Depression: Drought Makes Poor Field Corn
With the arrival of the 1930s, corn was the main crop used by farmers. But the years during the...
Great Depression: Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was a program created during the Great...
Great Depression: Virginia Walls Recalls Hard Times
"Times were different then," says Virginia Walls, speaking of the Great Depression years. "Small...
Great Depression: How the Dust Bowl Affected NW Missouri
A severe drought spread during the 1930s, more and more states were seriously threatened. Kansas,...
Great Depression: Choosing Between Roads or Education?
A big question during the Great Depression seemed to be, 'Do our children need the material things...
Great Depression: Railroad Cars Turned into Homes
For many years, the railroads were one of the main sources of transportation for both the rural...
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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