Scavenger Hunt Clues
2015-2016
1. 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**
2. Find the history signed by Lamar
It is red, white, and blue and has a star
Explain to us why it signed upside down
Name the man who made history for this small town.
**Information on the Republic of Texas President and the local man and the story of the flag, information of
signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence, picture of flag**
3. Most people believed their money was safe
Until 1929
After that the Great Depression
Was not that far behind.
**History of the bank, describe what happened in 1929 and the depression, picture at the bank**
4. These two sit side by side
And monitor the people
Although different, they are the same
Complete with a steeple.
**Picture at each church, information on both**
5. Before the Civil War
Slaves were people owned
Behind the green roofed two dormer house
You will find the slave’s home.
**Picture at house and history**
6. 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.
**Picture of home and name of person who spoke at the rally. What were the rallies about in the 1850s?**
7. 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.
** Picture of the home and tell the story of the robbers including their names and who they robbed.**
8. When Houston traveled
Homes they would share
Your job is to
Find the hotel and two houses somewhere.
**Pictures of the houses and location of the hotel, information on all**
9. 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.
**Pictures of marker in front of building, at the time capsule, jail, and goat; information on all**
10. 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.**
11. Take a stroll around a park.
Go in the daytime – not after dark.
Sit and share a “Memory”
The names are there for all to see.
**Picture at and history of the park**
12. 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.**
13. Climbing a fence
With a gun
Can give you a hole
And not much fun.
**Picture of the house and story about Beau Addison**
14. As Nathaniel Hart Davis’ family grew,
There is one thing he certainly knew.
He entertained many folks
So he decided to build the __________.
**Picture of the home and the history of Nathaniel Hart Davis and the home.**
15. 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.
**Name the house, picture of the house and information. Research and tell who came to Montgomery to enlist
soldiers in the Civil War. (marker by jail)
16. Not so many years ago
Schools were black and white
Find the Dobbin landmark
Moved to its new site.
**Picture and information of the building in Montgomery, segregation**
17. These churches started in 1865
And one in 97
Each guaranteed the newly freed
That they would end up in Heaven.
**Research why two of these churches started in 1865, slavery in Texas, picture of each church*
18. 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.
**Picture of location and history**
19. In this town we have “Old and New”
Explain to us why we have two
A third was built in 1865
You could not get out of these alive
**Pictures of the all 3 cemeteries, why “Old” and “New”, why 1865**
20. 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.
**Picture of you at the location and if possible, with the map. Explain the type of government that the town of
Montgomery has and the history of the map.**
21. When the people of Montgomery
Really need a break.
Fishing, skiing, boating
This local attraction took a while to make.
**History of the lake, why it was built, and the economic and social impact it has had on our town.**
22. Now the hard part
Is up to you
Find a clue
That we never knew.
**Write your own riddle. Answer your riddle with the history and take a picture of the location.**