1885: Lamplighters Once Served the Gallatin Community
For only a period of 10 to perhaps 12 years, Gallatin used the services of a gas lamplighter at selected locations before electricity came to town. As the old song goes, the lamplighter… “made the night a little brighter wherever he would go, the old...
1881: Cline & Cline Flour Mill of Gallatin, MO
In the early 1900’s, the Cline & Cline Aetna Roller Mill was located in Gallatin, MO. It was well known due to the good management of W.G. and Peter Cline. The mill was built in 1881 and had a capacity of 80 barrels of flour and 200 barrels of meal per...
1866: Knauer Store Opens for Business in Gallatin, MO
The Knauer Store started in Gallatin, MO, in 1866 when Andrew Knauer established a merchant-tailor business. The business thrived. Whenever a person saw the Knauer label on a piece of clothing, they knew it had a quality that would last. The Knauer name was familiar...
1864: County Farm Precedes Nursing Homes
The first move to secure a permanent home for the care of the destitute of the county was made in 1864. Prior to that time the care of the poor had been let out by the sheriff to the lowest bidder. Occasionally the court would assume the responsibility and fix the...
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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