Men from Gallatin, MO, and the area who were enrolled in the U.S. Army Reserves participated in annual training at Camp McCoy, WI, during the late 1950s. They were a part of Battery B, 381st Field Artillery Battalion, 102nd Ozark Division. The Gallatin reserves went...
In 1950 a petition was circulating in Missouri for a bonus bill to be passed so veterans could be placed on the November ballot. The petition stated the maximum bonuses to World War II veterans would be $400 for those who served within the U.S. and $500 for overseas...
In 1948, a relief program was started called Christian Rural Overseas Program (CROP). It began as a relief program for 43 war-stricken foreign countries. Daviess County also participated. The program was sponsored by American churches; however, there were many farm...
On-the-job training offered veterans who want to learn to farm after WWII. As more veterans returned home, many didn’t have jobs and wanted to farm. Factory work and clerical work didn’t appeal to the boys who were raised on farms. To help solve this...
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