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.
