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McDougal Connection Leads to Endowment for Rotary Jail in Gallatin, MO

McDougal Connection Leads to Endowment for Rotary Jail in Gallatin, MO

Squirrel Cage Jail

As restoration of the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail in Gallatin was underway but not yet complete, financing to operate the unique facility as a visitors’ center and community museum got a big boost. Daviess County has been named as a $125,000 beneficiary in the...
Who Was Henry Clay McDougal?

Who Was Henry Clay McDougal?

Jesse James & Outlaws, People You Should Know, Squirrel Cage Jail

Henry Clay McDougal was born in Marion County, VA, on Dec. 9, 1844. He enlisted in the 6th Infantry Volunteers a Union regiment, and served through the Civil War. At its close, he came to Missouri and located at Bancroft (Lincoln Township in Daviess County, MO) near...

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

Recent Posts

  • Everly Cemetery: Oldest Gravestone of Grand River Twp. (1835) March 7, 2023
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Presented on behalf of the Daviess County Historical Society; Dan Lockridge, President; Darryl Wilkinson, Secretary.