History of Monroe, Massachusetts, USA

Monroe, Massachusetts
Franklin county. This is an elevated township, bounded E. by Deerfield river. It lies 105 miles W.N.W. from Boston and 23 miles W. by N. from Greenfield. Incorporated, 1822.—Population, 1837, 232.

This smallest town in the county was named in honor of James Monroe, who was President of the United States, at the time the town was incorporated.

It was composed of a part of Rowe and of a tract called Zoar. Monroe is an elevated region, and raises some sheep, but its few inhabitants depend upon the produce of their farms.

Deerfield River separates the town from Rowe.

Distance from Greenfield, 23 miles; from Boston, 125.

This town was incorporated in 1822. It is situated on the high lands north of Hoosic river. Distance, 23 miles from Greenfield, and 130 N. W. of Boston. Number of inhabitants, 232. It is stated that no religious society has yet been formed in the place. In 1837, there were 400 Saxony, 600 merino, and 103 other kinds of sheep; the average weight of whose fleeces were three and one fourth pounds.

Monroe, a post-township of Franklin co., Massachusetts, bordering on Vermont, about 52 miles N. N. W. from Springfield. Pop., 254.

Monroe is an elevated town forming the northwestern corner of Franklin County. Its boundaries are Rome [Rowe] on the east, Florida on the south and west, and Readsborough, in Vermont, on the north. The town has an area of about 12 square miles; there being 6,794 acres of assessed land. There are 3,908 acres of forest. The Deerfield River, flowing southwest, forms the eastern line. An affluent, Mill Brook, enters at the southern line, having gathered in its branches from all parts of the town. There is a central valley where most of the farms are located, but the surface is generally rough, resting on a basis of calcareous gneiss and rocks of the Quebec group. The 34 farms in 1885 yielded an aggregate product valued at $25,018. Considerable quantities of maple sugar are made. Two small saw mills were in operation a part of the time, the value of all wooden products sold being $1,566. The number of dwellings was 40, and of inhabitants 176, including 51 legal voters, The valuation of the ...

Monroe, a small post-township of Franklin co., Mass., 9 miles E.N.E. of North Adams, is drained by the Deerfield River. It has several saw-mills. Pop. 190.