Find the center our hometown
Many markers can 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.
Answer: Montgomery Community Center, Old Montgomery Community Well, Time Capsule, and Montgomery County Jail
The Community Center is actually the center of Old Montgomery The Community Center is where the Town of Montgomery site marker is located and stated it's foundation in 1837 by W.W. Sheppard. It remained the county seat until 1889.
The Old Montgomery Community Well is located within the Community Center. This was the city well and used by people within the town. A statue of a goat is located by the old well in remembrance of a goat showed up in 1906 to the town center for handouts of food and drinks. The goat would stand by the well or on top of the well door waiting for someone to draw water so he could have a drink. No one knew who the goat belonged to, what his name was, or how long he stayed in Montgomery.
A time capsule was buried at the Community Center on April 25, 1987 by the West Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the founding of Montgomery. It is said to be opened on April 25, 2037. I hope to be around to see the capsule opened!!
The Montgomery County Jail is located on the same property as the Montgomery Community Center. It was operated from 1855 to 1889. The jail was used for keeping a drunken person until they had sobered up. The jail was built by Pauly Jail Company in St. Louis, Missouri. The cells were in a one room building that sat next to the courthouse.
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| Marker in front of the Montgomery Community Center |
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| Time Capsule at the Montgomery Community Center |
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| In the Old Jail!! |
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| Texas Historical Marker at the Old Jail |
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| The Town Goat at the Water Well! |
