This web site is provided and maintained by Gallatin Publishing Company. Many articles are written by David Stark, Wilbur Bush, and publisher Darryl Wilkinson. An extensive collection of news items about Daviess County boys serving during World War II is included, courtesy of scrapbooks shared by Lucille Bruce.

You are encouraged to add comments, corrections or insights about what you are about to read inside. Simply submit your comment at the end of each story or picture.

This archive continues to grow, so check back periodically to see what has been newly added. This is your best source for all things Daviess County...

• Pioneer trails & tales, including Mormon history
• Grist mills, early settlements & developments
• Civil War enlistments & incidents
• Frank & Jesse James -- facts, legend & lore
• "Gone But Not Forgotten" ...buildings lost and ghost towns
• The Great Depression
• Veterans of World Wars
• People You Should Know
• Amish Ways in Daviess County
• Crime stories
• Cemetery Lists from throughout Daviess County (through 1997)
• Daviess County since 1985

You also are invited to visit the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail, located 2 blocks west of the Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin, MO. This historic relic is registered on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a visitors' center -- open daily during the summer season or groups by appointment. The visitors' center is a work in progress by members of the Daviess County Historical Society. Contact Dan Lockridge, Darryl Wilkinson, or Wayne Clevenger for more details.

Jesse James Driving Tour in NW Missouri  Winston and Gallatin are included in a new brochure produced by the St. Joseph Convention & Visitors Bureau for visitors interested in the legend and times of outlaws Frank & Jesse James. If you have Adobe Acrobat, print out the following brochure: http://www.stjomo.com/uploadedFiles/Content/Things_To_Do/Public_Tours/JesseJames_DrivingTour.pdf