Monroeville+Interesting


 * Interesting Facts **


 * Lloyd C. Douglas (1877-1951) was born in Monroeville and for a time **[[image:ALCD.jpg width="102" height="127" align="right"]]
 * lived in the house next to Colette’s ** ** (one of the ** **authors of this wiki). He went on to write //The Magnificent Obsession// and //The Robe//. He also preached his first sermon in Monroeville (554). **


 * Louis Rella Brown a.k.a Happy Jack Nelson, a local clown, was fatally shot in front of the hardware store in 1960 (554). **


 * Monroeville can also claim fame for the horse Ramblin Willie, best known for being great in harness racing between 1972 and 1983 (554). **


 * One of the last remaining Interurban buildings was torn down in the Spring of 2009. The Interurban ran through Monroeville on the Fort Wayne, Van Wert and Lima Line between 1905 and 1932. The tracks ran over the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks and the bridge imbuckments can still be seen today (545-547). ** **One of the interesting aspects the author found while she was taking pictures around her town was how the telephone poles follow the old interurban track line and can still be seen today. See the pictures on the Monroeville Sites page.**


 * There are four churches in Monroeville: Catholic, Church of the Nazarene, Lutheran, Methodist. There is one parochial school within the town, which is Catholic run, St. Joseph Catholic Grade School for grades K-8 (547). @Rensselaer also has a Catholic-run parochial school for grades K-8, St. Augustine School. **


 * Monroeville also has one elementary school, Monroeville Elementary and one middle/ high school, Heritage Jr./Sr. High School (548-549). **


 * Monroeville also has one post office and a public library, which is very fortunate for a small town. **


 * There are many places to eat while in Monroeville, such as the White Dove Café and the Whippy Dip. The White Dove Café is open between 11am and 2pm for lunch. The Whippy Dip is open seasonally from March through September. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Monroeville also has a community park, which has many events throughout the year. Most happen during the late Spring to early Fall. Some events are Fourth of July Celebration, with the best fireworks display in Northeast Indiana as well as the [|Harvest Festival] in September. Other events include baseball throughout the summer, demolition derby, rodeo and tractor pulls. **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Source: Beatty, John D. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">//History of Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana 1700-2005//. Evansville, IN.: M.T. Publishing Co., 2006. **