Daviess County Historical Society
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Categories
    • Squirrel Cage Jail
    • Amish of Jamesport
    • Cemetery Lists
    • Crime Stories
    • Gone But Not Forgotten
    • Jesse James & Outlaws
    • Maps & Ghost Towns
    • Military & Wars
    • Modern Milestones (Since 1985)
    • Northwest Trails
    • People You Should Know
    • Pioneers & Mormons
    • The Great Depression
    • Uncategorized
Select Page
Pioneer Navigates Daviess County’s Early History: Theodore Peniston

Pioneer Navigates Daviess County’s Early History: Theodore Peniston

People You Should Know

Theodore “Uncle Theo” Peniston is due the honor of being the first to utilize the Grand River as a highway for commerce. And before his death in 1892, Peniston passed through two Indian wars, the Mormon War, the Mexican War, the Civil War, and all 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

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
  • Yesteryear Photographs of Jameson, MO March 7, 2023
All rights reserved. Presented by the Daviess County Historical Society; Trudi Burton, President.