1. 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

2. Nathaniel Hart Davis Museum and Law Office The museum is the clue you gave us The man who lived there was named Davis He rendered service and logs he was paid From that payment his house was made Two babies are buried near this homestead Search for the resting place of these young dead

3. Shelton-Smith House and Slave Quarters Before the Civil War Slaves were people owned Behind the green roofed two dormer house You will find the slave’s house.

4. 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

5. Site of Old Price Hotel, Jim’s Hardware, Arnold Simonton, Magnolia, Chilton Dean When Houston traveled Homes they would share Your job is to find The location of the hotel and two houses somewhere.

6. Addison-Gandy House Climbing a fence With a gun Can give you a hole And not much fun.

7. African-American Churches These churches started in 1865 And one in 97 Each guaranteed the newly freed That they would end up in Heaven.

8. Old Schoolhouse Not so many years ago Schools were black and white Find the Dobbin landmark Moved to this new site.

9. State Bank Most people believed their money was safe Until 1929 After that the Great Depression Was not that far behind

10. Old Methodist and Old Baptist Churches These two sit side by side And monitor the people Although different, they are the same Complete with a steeple

11. Cemeteries In this town we have the “Old and New” Explain to us why we have two A third was started in 1986 You could not get out of these alive.

12. Community Center Find the center of our hometown Many markers may be found Be persistent, time will tell Or you could end up in jail Also, there’s a goat with a pail Visit him by the well

13. 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 key Find them all in Montgomery

14. Arnold-Simonton House The oldest house in this old town Is quite an amazing place Because inside the house sits the old town That time cannot erase This park that holds this house is really cool You will find the park behind a school

15. Fernland Park The oldest house in this old town Is quite an amazing place Because inside the house sits the old town That time cannot erase This park that holds this house is really cool You will find the park behind a school

16. 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.

17. Chilton Dean House After stealing from Montgomery’s best These robbers tried to avoid arrest To this house they ran away Their ghosts might be there to this day

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

19. The Oaks As Nathaniel Hart Davis’ family grew, There is one thing he certainly knew. He entertained many folks So he decided to build the __________________.

20. Water Tower This water tower Has been “rejuved” Find it now And from where it was moved.

21. Homewood The cook lived at HOME Where she cooked for all three The HOME of the WOOD’S is not named for the trees But it is also part of the Davis family.