Schools: Gallatin’s Wilberforce School for African-Americans 1866
In November 1866, the Gallatin School District met to discuss the educational opportunities for the county’s black students. It was believed these students would do better educationally if they had their own school. They established the Wilberforce School for...
1840: Daviess County’s First School at Clear Creek near Lock Springs
A total of 400 students in the Clear Creek School was recorded since the time accurate records were kept. The Clear Creek School District, organized in 1840, was the oldest school district in Daviess County, MO. The first school building erected was built one-half...
Oldest School: Clear Creek School 1840
The 1898 Plat Map of Daviess County shows Clear Creek School east and slightly north of Carlow in Jackson Township. The school is shown at the northeast corner of 40 acres owned by Samil M. Wise; surrounding landowners include names like Eads, Stover and Richardson....
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,
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