Main Street Monroe before 1901 Fire
Monroe Historical Society photo #11

Henry A. "Babe" Dennis is the child with the hose by the Barber Pole, while his father, Henry Dennis Sr. is sitting at the left on the boardwalk. Photo was taken before the 1901 fire looking west and slightly north down Main Street. Business signs visible are B.L. Monck Hardware; R.H. Stapleton, Groceries & Hardware on the northwest corner of Main and Lewis Streets; and Monroe Cash Store.