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The first European-Americans in Monroe County were mostly Scotch-Irish and Germans from the Shenandoah Valley. Many came because they had been given land for fighting on the British side during the French and Indian War, or they were attracted by land offered by companies.
The county grew and thrived as the new nation developed. There was plenty of waterpower from creeks like Second Creek, Indian Creek, Laurel Creek, Turkey Creek, Rich Creek, and Wolf Creek, which powered mills. These mills included gristmills (for grinding grain), sawmills (for cutting wood), and woolen mills (for making fabric). The land had good soil for farming, grass for animals, and clean spring water. Additionally, saltpeter in caves was used to make gunpowder for the Revolutionary War and Civil War nearly a century later.
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