MCHA Articleshttp://www.monroehistorical.org/index.htmlMonroe County Historyeninfo@monroehistorical.org2009 Monroe County Historical Association2013-05-19T20:23:42-04:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Wed, 15 May 2013 20:50:40 -0400First burial at Arlington National Cemetery was Monroe County maninfo@monroehistorical.orgCivil WarTobyhanna Twp2013-05-19T20:23:42-04:00http://www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/2013_0526_christman.html#unique-entry-id-101http://www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/2013_0526_christman.html#unique-entry-id-101Pvt. William H. Christman of Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, was buried on the grounds of the Arlington estate on Friday, May 13, 1864. It is not known how he was chosen, but he was the first person to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.]]>The bicycle comes to Monroe County in 1890sinfo@monroehistorical.orgTransportation2013-04-28T00:39:46-04:00http://www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/2013_0428_bicycle.html#unique-entry-id-100http://www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/2013_0428_bicycle.html#unique-entry-id-100In the 1890s, a wonder in technological innovation came to Monroe County — the bicycle — and this simple and personal form of transportation revolutionized the population. Up until this time, anyone who needed to travel did so by foot, by horse, by wagon, or by rail. Easy access to an automobile was still a generation or two away. ]]>The early days of photographyinfo@monroehistorical.orgBusiness2013-03-24T14:31:18-04:00http://www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/2013_0324_photography.html#unique-entry-id-99http://www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/2013_0324_photography.html#unique-entry-id-99With the advent of early forms of photography, many Monroe County citizens lined up to have a remembrance of themselves taken. Unlike today when we experience being photographed regularly, folks living in the mid-19th century would dress in their best attire for portraits, knowing that this would perhaps be the one and only likeness taken of them in their lifetime. ]]>Fort Penn played important role in local historyinfo@monroehistorical.orgFortsNative AmericansThe StroudsStroudsburgRevolutionary War2013-02-10T16:02:10-05:00http://www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/f65142657e45365566da8639bf73c845-98.html#unique-entry-id-98http://www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/f65142657e45365566da8639bf73c845-98.html#unique-entry-id-98In 1775, Jacob Stroud, a military veteran of the French and Indian War, was placed in charge of the Lower Smithfield Military Company. He began this post at the rank of captain and was ultimately promoted to colonel. One year later, Stroud was ordered by the executive council to build a stockade around his stone home. This fortified structure, which became part of Jacob Stroud’s command, was called Fort Penn.]]>Monroe County’s frontier forts: Fort Norrisinfo@monroehistorical.orgFortsNative AmericansKresgeville2012-12-16T12:55:14-05:00http://www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/2012_1216_ftnorris.html#unique-entry-id-97http://www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/2012_1216_ftnorris.html#unique-entry-id-97Fort Norris was located in the western reaches of what is now Monroe County, and was named for Isaac Norris, a prominent Philadelphia Quaker who served as speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly and was later known as the man who commissioned the Liberty Bell.]]>