Tag: Grand River

Editor's Kid

Another Dam Meeting

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For a decade and a half my father labored hard to build support for a dam on the Grand River that he was sure would renew economic growth and energy in Northwest Missouri. It seemed that every few days, he would be going somewhere to make a speech, taking a trip to the state capital […]

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Gallatin, the Town

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When I think of the song that goes “Dear hearts and gentle people,” I think about Gallatin. In the early part of the 20th century, before paved highways made an assault on the face of rural America, thousands of towns looked similar to Gallatin, Missouri. Most had between 1,000 and 2,500 residents. Many were county […]