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. 1 Nathaniel Hart Davis Museum and Law Office Once this house faced in another direction Until the family added a small section Two babies were buried near this old homestead The last resting place of these young dead. **Information on Davis, picture of cottage, picture of logs, picture of graves**

3. 2 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.

4. 3 State Bank Most people believed their money was safe Until 1929 After that the Great Depression Was not that far behind

5. 4 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

6. 5 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 home.

7. 6 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.

8. 7 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

9. 8 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.

10. 9 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

11. 10 Memory Park Eagle You will find 500 names Where the eagle soars These men and women saved the world And kept tyranny from our shores. **Picture of statue and history of the “flights” that are honored.**

12. 11 Memory Park Take a stroll around a park
11 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

13. Historic homes have been moved
12 Fernland Park
Historic homes have been moved
To a new location
Name all the homes, take pictures, too
And it will improve your Montgomery education.
**Picture of the houses and park. Information on park and information on the houses.**

14. 13 Addison-Gandy House Climbing a fence With a gun Can give you a hole And not much fun.

15. 14 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 __________________.

16. 15 Melrose A beautiful house was built in 1854
It shows what life could be like for the rich before the Civil War
But men did come and take young men to fight next to their side.
Name the brigades who took these boys and the men with whom they ride.

17. 16 Old Schoolhouse Not so many years ago Schools were black and white Find the Dobbin landmark Moved to this new site.

18. 17 African-American Churches These churches started in 1865 And one in 97 Each guaranteed the newly freed That they would end up in Heaven.

19. 18 Montgomery Intermediate School
Separate but equal was the law of the land
This was the high school for the African American
It was an option in 1968
For the schools to integrate.

20. 19 Cemeteries In this town we have the “Old and New” Explain to us why we have two A third was started in 1865 You could not get out of these alive.

21. 20 City Hall The government of our town Is housed within this space
There is also a map of the U.S.
That has moved from place to place.

22. 21 Lake Conroe When the people of Montgomery Really need a break.
Fishing, skiing, boating
This local attraction took a while to make.

23. 22
Now the hard part
Is up to you
Find a clue
That we never knew.

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

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

28. 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.