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      • The town is named after President James Monroe. History The first settlers to this land were American Indians from the Leni-Lenape Indian nation. The Leni-Lenape nation consisted of three tribes: the Unulactus, the turkey tribe; Minsis, the wolf tribe; and the Unamis, the turtle tribe.
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  2. Welcome to Old Monroe, Orange County, New York. The Monroe Historical Society was established in 1974 and endeavors to preserve the history of the Town of Monroe, and the villages of Monroe and Harriman through photographs, artifacts and written history.

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      All written and photographic material contained in this web...

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      The Monroe Historical Society is an outgrowth of the Town of...

    • The Erie Railroad

      When the new station opened in 1913 on what is now known as...

    • Mining in Monroe

      In 1736, Cornelius Board, whose descendents still live in...

  3. History. Seven Springs proposal. Cheeses. Fire of 1895. Harness racing. Geography. Demographics. Notable people. References. External links. Monroe, New York. Coordinates: 41°19′26″N 74°11′13″W. Monroe is a town in Orange County, New York, United States.

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  4. The Office of the County Historian is responsible for preserving and interpreting the history of Monroe County and its city, towns, and villages. Duties fall into four categories: 1) research and writing, 2) teaching and public presentations, 3) historic preservation (documents, artifacts, and buildings), and 4) organization, advocacy, and ...

  5. History 18th and 19th centuries. The village of Monroe began with the arrival of David Smith, originally from Brookhaven on Long Island, who in 1747 bought a 276-acre (112 ha) tract of the Cheesecocks Patent, where he had built a house six years earlier, in 1741, at what is now the junction of Maple and Stage. In 1761 he bought an adjacent ...

  6. Apr 26, 2024 · Guide to Monroe County, New York ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth, marriage, and death records, census records, family history, military, immigration and naturalization records. New York Online Genealogy Records. Contents. 1 Monroe County New York Historical Facts. 1.1 Description. 1.2 Monroe County, New York Record Dates.

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