The Tom Bevill Center is housed in a reproduction antebellum home c 1830-1860. Exhibits show the history of the Tombigbee River Valley through photographs, models and audiovisual presentations.
The Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Snagboat is a 178-foot long vessel built for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1925.
Snagboat Montgomery is one of the last steam powered stern-wheelers used in the South. From 1926 to 1933, crews used her derrick and grapple to remove debris from the river channels.
The Montgomery has three decks that include crew quarters, galley, officers' quarters and the pilothouse at the top. The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery was retired in 1982 after serving many years. Extensive restoration was completed on the Snagboat Montgomery and it now features exhibits chronicling maintenance operations on major waterways.
Hours:
May 29 to September 6: 9am-5pm; Closed: Sun, Mon
September 7 to May 28: 8am-4pm; Closed: Sun, Mon, Sun, Sat
Always opened on: Memorial Day - USA (last Monday, May ), American Independance Day (July 4), Labor Day - USA (1st Monday, September)
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