Monroe Township, Adams County, Ohio Monroe Township, Adams County, Ohio Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 686. Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships: Lewis County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south. No municipalities are located in Monroe Township. Monroe Township was organized in 1817. It is named for James Monroe. It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide. The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered
James Monroe Gregory James Monroe Gregory James Monroe Gregory (January 23, 1849 – December 17, 1915) was a Professor of Latin and Dean at Howard University. During the American Civil War, he worked in Cleveland for the education and aid of escaped slaves. He initially attended Oberlin University. He transferred to Howard and was the valedictorian of Howard's first graduating class in 1872. He then became a member of faculty, where he served until the late 1880s. During that time he was active in civil rights, particularly related to the education of African American children. He fought to desegregate Washington D.C. schools in