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William Monroe brought his family to California in early 1875. A former school teacher, and Civil War army officer, he met Charles Crocker in the Midwest and Charles suggested he relocate. The Monroe family set up headquarters in Los Angeles while William built railroads through the state for the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Monroe served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1879 to 1882, and was introduced to others who would play a pivotal role in the City of Monrovia's history. The Monroe's moved to Texas in 1882. They returned to California in 1884 with a large sum of money they had saved wanting a home they could call their own forever.

They came to the San Gabriel Valley where they met "Lucky" Baldwin. Lucky had subdivided the eastern part of his Rancho Santa Anita estate into 30 acre plots. The Monroe's explored the area where the City of Monrovia would soon be situated. They fell in love with the location, the vast depths of water, the protection offered by the Santa Anita canyons and the native oak trees.

They began construction on their home in early 1884. Monroe told the workers to clear the land but leave the oak trees undisturbed. By the summer of 1884 the Monroe's moved into their temporary housing and began planning their permanent settlement and ranch house. The final residence was completed in 1885.

By the end of 1885, the friendships established by the Monroe's with other landlords in the area who had also purchased land from Baldwin decided to combine their holdings and form a township. In honor of William Monroe, the town was named Monrovia. In 1886, after engineers had laid out a seventy acre township with streets named after flowers and trees, the lots were offered for sale. The City of Monrovia was born.

While staying in Monrovia, remember to book reservations at the beautiful Courtyard Marriott Monrovia .

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Source by James H Hawkins