Montgomery County and our History Center
Humans first appeared in what we now call Montgomery County, Iowa about 11,500 B.C., during the Ice Age. At some time between 800 B.C. and 1000 A.D., semi-permanent villages formed, and agriculture began. European traders travelled through our area as early as 1650 A.D., and by 1847 the young U.S. government had pusshed all Native American Tribes out of southwest Iowa.
A trickle of white settlers began arriving during 1849, and Montgomery County was formally created in 1851. Farms, town governments, churches, schools, newspapers, banks, festivals, and all the other trappings of our modern life quickly developed.
*************
The Montgomery County Historical Society was organized in 1945 to preserve and share our county's history. During the 1980's, members met in the Pittsburg School, which they restored and preserved. In 1995, the Society opened its first History Center, and in 2006, the Gala Grand Opening of our present 14,000 sq. ft. building was celebrated.
Montgomery County History Center
