Cemetery Lists, Northwest Trails, Pioneers & Mormons
The names of the tombstones are straight from the Old Country: Kokesh. Soukup, Stoklasa. Mlika. Karsky. Pelikan. Their gravestones mark the final resting places for a group of Bohemian immigrants who established farms in the fertile Thompson River valley, west of...
Gone But Not Forgotten, Pioneers & Mormons
An authentic log house was moved from rural Daviess County in 1991 to display the lifestyle of early pioneers. The log cabin was discovered northwest of Gallatin, MO, on Route DD when landowners peeled off wood plank siding while intending to demolish the building....
Gone But Not Forgotten, Pioneers & Mormons
The first successful Grand River Bridge to be constructed in Daviess County, MO, was an iron “Smith Patent Truss” bridge, built by C.W. Wheeler in 1869. Wheeler was contracted to build an iron truss bridge across Honey Creek south of Gallatin in late 1868....
People You Should Know, Pioneers & Mormons
Walk any cemetery and be reminded that behind every marker lies a story. Among the older markers in Daviess County is one in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Jamesport, where rests a man once nationally known for his craftsmanship in making guns. Valentine Shuler (1808-1885)...
Crime Stories, Gone But Not Forgotten, Pioneers & Mormons
Jacob Stallings got into the ferry business in 1848 at the old Orr Ford on Grand River (SE 1/4, Sec. 6, T58N-R26W). This site was a crossroads for travelers from Richmond, Bethany, Trenton, Gallatin and Greasy as well as connections from the Utica road over the Grand...
People You Should Know, Pioneers & Mormons
Martin Scott was born March 14, 1807, in Jackson County, Tenn., the son of John Scott, a Revolutionary War soldier (there is confusion over his mother’s information). When he was a child, Martin’s parents moved to Indiana, where he was reared on a farm and received...
Gone But Not Forgotten, Pioneers & Mormons
A hundred years ago an $80 investment in a windmill meant power to operate a water pump. It was a welcome relief for a farmer who otherwise faced this daily manual chore — and free for as long as the wind kept blowing. British archeologists have found remains of...