A history of Montezuma,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Montezuma from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Montezuma had its start in 1851, when the railroad was extended to that point. The city was named after the famous Aztec leader by soldiers returning from the Mexican American War and was incorporated in 1854.
Montezuma is home to a thriving Mennonite community, founded when 10 to 15 Mennonite families moved from Virginia in the 1950s.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Montezuma’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewChopping cotton, near Montezuma, …, 1939: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Montezuma, decade by decade
LOCChopping cotton, near Montezuma, Georgia1939
LOCChopping cotton near Montezuma, Georgia1939
LOCRow of tenant houses on plantation near Montezuma, Georgia1939
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Chopping cotton, near …1939
LOCRolling store which goes from door to door selling grocerie…1939
LOCRolling store which goes from door to door selling grocerie…19391990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Chopping cotton near Montezuma, Georgia (1939) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.