Montgomery’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Montgomery. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗One of the oldest towns in the state, the settlement today known as Montgomery was established in 1719 as a French trading post called Bon Dieu Falls. General Thomas Woodward bought the land and named it Creola Bluff in 1840. From 1860, it was renamed Montgomery and endured as an important steamboat port until the advent of the railroad in 1901.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Montgomery’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Montgomery’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewThe fox without a tail, 1861: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Montgomery
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Montgomery, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Montgomery is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Montgomery has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Melrose Plantation in Montgomery, 6.6 miles away.
Montgomery and the nearest listed places
Closest to Montgomery
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as The fox without a tail (1861) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.