Montgomery House Museum

The Montgomery house was home to William Montgomery (1736-1816). William Montgomery was a patriot and soldier for his support of colonial independance, pioneer for his early settling of the area, public servant for his career in pollitics, and abolitionist for his support to end slavery in the New World. During the time William settled the area it was frontier and having experienced indian attacks he would frequently move his family to Fort Augusta in Sunbury for protection. William’s son Daniel opened the first trading post. The town would later be named after him, Danville. The house was originally built in 1777 as a log home. As the home stands today it would be described as being of the Federal style having had several additions. While there used to be a white picket fence atop the rock wall a recent addition is the metal one you see today.

The home is owned by the Danville Historical Society and is open as a museum.

Exercise: Squats