Gone But Not Forgotten, People You Should Know
Harry Hope and wife Lenna moved to Gallatin in 1917 and acquired an interest in the L.T. Killam & Co. Undertaking business and changed the name to the Gallatin Undertaking Company (G.U.C.). The Hope Funeral Home was born. At first it was a two-fold business with...
Military & Wars, People You Should Know
Boyd Dudley, Jr., was raised in Gallatin, MO, and played a part in developing and managing the production of 8-inch Howitzers which proved important to the U.S. Army during World War II and succeeding decades. In 1919, the Westervelt Board described the ideal heavy...
Jesse James & Outlaws, Military & Wars, People You Should Know
The adventures of Major Samuel P. Cox (1828-1913) of Gallatin, MO, reads like a history of his time including the Westward Movement, the Mexican War, the West’s early Indian wars, the California gold rush, and the Civil War. He also chased outlaws Frank &...