Monroe

Monroe is a small community located on Smith Sound, Trinity Bay. It was originally known as Upper Rocky Brook. The name was changed to Monroe in 1912 to honour Walter S. Monroe, whose firm supplied most of the area's fishermen in the early 1900's. .

The first permanent settler at Monroe was Henry W. Stone. The Stones moved in 1870 to begin a sawmill. Until the 1940's the Stones were involved in a variety of pursuits associated with ship building and the Labrador fishery. Other families moved to Monroe to work in enterprises established by the Stones, but the population did not reach 100 until 1945. Monroe was partially resettled in 1969, when nearly half the population moved, mainly to Clarenville. Presently, most people work in Clarenville and Shoal Harbour and their children also attend school there. The population in Monroe today is approximately 75, with approximately 6 summer homes.