History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . GENTRY COUNTY COURT HOUSE, ALBANY. HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. ALBANY PART 11. History of Gentry County. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. THE AUTHORS OBSERVATION OF SIXTY-FIVE YEARS IN GENTRY COUNTY—HIGHPOINTS OF HISTORY—PROGRESS OF GENTRY COUNTY—ADHERENCE TO FACTS—HARKING BACK With a commendable lack of confidence the writer undertakes thepreparation of his countys history. At the impressionable age of 14years the author arrived in Gentry County in 1856, 22 years after theearliest white settlers. At that date all leading facts of local historywere still di
History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . GENTRY COUNTY COURT HOUSE, ALBANY. HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. ALBANY PART 11. History of Gentry County. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. THE AUTHORS OBSERVATION OF SIXTY-FIVE YEARS IN GENTRY COUNTY—HIGHPOINTS OF HISTORY—PROGRESS OF GENTRY COUNTY—ADHERENCE TO FACTS—HARKING BACK With a commendable lack of confidence the writer undertakes thepreparation of his countys history. At the impressionable age of 14years the author arrived in Gentry County in 1856, 22 years after theearliest white settlers. At that date all leading facts of local historywere still distinct in the general consciousness. Sixty-five years resi-dence have given the writer personal acquaintance and friendship withmany of the county fathers. There must of necessity be high points in any history. The mostinteresting feature of local county history is the usual, every day life ofthe people. Pioneer life, because of its vast difference from that whichcomes later, is of highest interest to posterity. History should reveal the advancement, the obstacles, and the
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