Excerpt from Sketches of Monroe and Union County: Together With General and Individual Characteristics of Their People and a Description of the Natural Resources and Business Enterprises The Object of this publication is to tell, in a modest way, some Of the many interesting truths about one of the best counties in the State, and to more fully illustrate the things said a good deal of personal matter is put in. We think the Whole Will be found interesting from cover to cover. The fine natural advantages of the county, the sturdy and upright character of the people and its rapid progress along all lines Of development make it un mistakably one of the best counties in the Old North State. The progressive spirit of Monroe is marked; for population', it has the finest churches, schools, and public institutions to be found anywhere, and the pure artesian water With which the town is supplied is incomparably healthful. A careful perusal of these pages will repay the reader. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.