Schools: PWA Helps Gallatin Build New School During Great Depression
In 1936, as the Great Depression was starting to wind down, the Public Works Administration (PWA) was still very active. Probably one of the biggest things constructed in the Gallatin area with the use of PWA grants was a new high school building located adjacent to...
Great Depression: Daviess County’s WPA Starts Off In a Big Way
Daviess County’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects started with a bang in November of 1935, the number working reaching nearly 300 men and 53 women in just the first three days. This injects a $10,000 a month payroll into the local economy. The...
Gravel Road Construction Includes Route 13 or ‘Highway West 65’
In the 20s and 30s, mud roads became outdated by the arrival of the automobiles. Gravel roads became a must. State funds were now utilized to establish rock quarries. At one time, Daviess County utilized 47 men to work on a seven mile stretch of road. A Gallatin...
Relief Enrollments Grow to 1,600 in Daviess County by 1935
The Relief Program started in September, 1932, grew rapidly. By January of 1935, Daviess County alone paid out over $71,000 for relief purposes. At this time the county had over 1,600 people either partially or wholly on relief. In the 28-month period of the program,...
NRA Regulations to Apply According to Population
The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was established during the Great Depression era. One of it’s main duties was to regulate the working hours and the pay for towns both large and small. Since Gallatin, MO, was classified in the group of having less than...
Great Depression: Drought Heightens Need for Relief Gardens
In 1934, the government established three types of relief gardens to help feed the hungry people. The demand for these gardens were expected to exceed any year thus far with 60,000 gardens to be planted in the Missouri, including some in Daviess County. It was hoped...
Great Depression: Land Bank Loans in Daviess County, MO
By 1934, many Daviess County farmers were in debt “over their heads.” Thus, legislation needed to be passed. After a 17-month period, there were over $318,000 Land Bank Loans in Daviess County, MO. The Emergency Farm Mortgage Act was passed in an attempt...
Great Depression: County Gets Additional $10,000 in 1934
In the third quarter of 1934, Daviess County residents were granted an additional $10,000 in relief funds. The funds were composed of three $2,500 payments, plus labor in payment of $2,500 in soybean seed which would complete the $10,000. The allotment would be...
Great Depression: Reforestation Program to Tame the Grand River
In 1933, recruiting Daviess County’s reforestation army was coming to an end with the recruiting number being filled. Seven of the boys would go from Gallatin, but no word had been received as to when the other 30 boys would arrive. To be designated, they would...
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
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