City of Monroe Snohomish County, Washington
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General information on City of Monroe
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Monroe
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| City of Monroe | Official |
| Monroe | Official |
Origin Notes and History of City of Monroe
References to City of Monroe that document the origin of its place name
MONROE, a town in the southwestern part of Snohomish County. In 1878, Salem Woods made efforts to establish a town at Park Place, so named on account of the beautiful scenery. John A. Vanasdlen arrived in October, 1889, and started a store. The next year he secured a postoffice but the Postoffice Department informed him that another name would have to be chosen. He promptly selected Monroe which was adopted. His widow says so far as she knows the name chosen had no special meaning or local application. (Arthur Bailey, in Names MSS. Letter 504.) When the Great Northern Railway was being built through that valley Mr. Vanasdlen and J. F. Stretch platted a town one mile east of Park Place and called it "Tye" after a locating engineer of the railroad. A station was built there which the railroad officials named "Wales" (History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties, pages 362-364.) Mr. Vanasdlen moved his Monroe postoffice to the new settlement. Mr. Stretch persuaded the railroad officials to change the name of their station from "Wales" to Monroe. (J. F. Stretch, in Names MSS. Letter 578.) The old settlement is still known as Park Place, a suburb on the west, under the walls of the State Reformatory.
Related Online Resources
Monroe — Thumbnail History
By Nellie E. Robertson, Posted 11/23/2007, HistoryLink.org Essay 8325
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Last updated: 2017-01-25