Historic Montgomery Scavenger Hunt

• Remember that your project MUST have:– You in the picture– The riddle/clue and answer– Descriptive paragraph(s) explaining the

historic relevance to our town– Bibliographical Information: Where you got

your info in MLA Format– Summary and Analysis of the settlement of

Montgomery

Nathaniel Hart Davis Museum and Law Office

The museum is the clue you gave usThe man who lived there was named DavisHe rendered service and logs he was paidFrom that payment his house was made

Two babies are buried near this homesteadSearch for the resting place of these young dead

Shelton-Smith House and Slave Quarters

Before the Civil WarSlaves were people owned

Behind the green roofed two dormer houseYou will find the slave’s house.

Texas Flag, President Lamar, Charles B. Stewart

Find the history signed by Lamar

It is Red, white, and blue and has a star

Explain to us why it is signed upside down

Name the Texas President and the local man

Who made history for this small town.

This man was brave

We cannot deny

He was the first to sign

Had we lost, he’d die

Site of Old Price Hotel, Jim’s Hardware, Arnold Simonton,

Magnolia, Chilton Dean

When Houston traveledHomes they would share

Your job is to find The location of the hotel and two houses somewhere.

Addison-Gandy House Climbing a fence

With a gunCan give you a holeAnd not much fun.

African-American Churches These churches started in 1865

And one in 97Each guaranteed the newly freed

That they would end up in Heaven.

Old Schoolhouse Not so many years ago

Schools were black and whiteFind the Dobbin landmark

Moved to this new site.

State Bank Most people believed their money was safe

Until 1929After that the Great Depression

Was not that far behind

Old Methodist and Old Baptist Churches

These two sit side by sideAnd monitor the people

Although different, they are the sameComplete with a steeple

Cemeteries In this town we have the “Old and New”

Explain to us why we have twoA third was started in 1986

You could not get out of these alive.

Community Center Find the center of our hometown

Many markers may be foundBe persistent, time will tellOr you could end up in jail

Also, there’s a goat with a pailVisit him by the well

3 Post Offices Come rain, sleet, snow, or hail

From this place would come the _______________.From the old to the new, they number more than three

Include a name on a box that does not have a keyFind them all in Montgomery

Arnold-Simonton House The oldest house in this old town

Is quite an amazing placeBecause inside the house sits the old town

That time cannot eraseThis park that holds this house is really cool

You will find the park behind a school

Fernland ParkThe oldest house in this old town

Is quite an amazing placeBecause inside the house sits the old town

That time cannot eraseThis park that holds this house is really cool

You will find the park behind a school

Bell’s Grove A speech was made near the first old church

To urge The South to stay But Texans felt the need to fight

And with many lives we paid.

Chilton Dean House After stealing from Montgomery’s best

These robbers tried to avoid arrestTo this house they ran away

Their ghosts might be there to this day

Memory Park

Take a stroll around a park.Go in daytime-not after dark.

Sit and Share a “Memory”The names are there for all to see

The Oaks As Nathaniel Hart Davis’ family grew,There is one thing he certainly knew.

He entertained many folksSo he decided to build the __________________.

Water Tower

This water towerHas been “rejuved”

Find it nowAnd from where it was moved.

Homewood The cook lived at HOME

Where she cooked for all threeThe HOME of the WOOD’S is not named for the trees

But it is also part of the Davis family.