1993: Pattonsburg Flood Memories from the Eyes of a Child
The writer of this post, Jessica Hartley Sodeke, grew up in Pattonsburg, MO. After she graduated from high school in 2003, she went to college at Northwest Missouri State University at Maryville, and then relocated to Lincoln, NE. At the time of this writing, she is...
1937: Unusual Weather; River Flood Stages Recorded Over Decades
The year of 1936 was remarkable for the grasshoppers eating all vegetation, including the bark off trees. The following year was also a “grasshopper” year. But 1937 is remembered for another weather-related hardship. Daviess County was covered with a heavy...
1926: Unusual September Flood in Daviess County, MO
On Sept. 26, 1926, the Grand River once again was causing damage in our part of the country. There had never been a flood in September in Daviess County’s history. It was near harvest time and corn prospects were looking favorable. However, flood waters rampaged...
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