This city in Hamilton County started as a coach stop on the Cincinnati-Zanesville route and has now grown into a bustling suburban town. Later, it became known as Montgomery Pike, which had two taverns, an inn, a grist mill, and a carding mill to sustain the livelihoods of farmers through agriculture. The town was little more than a bedroom community for workers who traveled to Cincinnati frequently and was speckled with 19th-century architecture until 1960s. Those ancient buildings are what contribute to the cultural heritage that attracts tourists to downtown Montgomery today.
As more and more families moved into town, the total population surpassed 10,500, and the small historic city grew into a cluster of commercial dwellings and modern homes. While it may have grown out of its intimate neighborhoods and small-town lifestyle, the modern homes and locals haven’t forgotten the historic charm that Montgomery was known for. Since the town was originally inhabited by travelers, it became the hub of changing fashions, modern trends as they came and went, and news from neighboring cities. Thus, what you see there today is a potpourri of cultures, languages, professions, dialects, and colors. This, and many other elements, has bestowed the appeal of diversity on Montgomery.
