Monroe, Utah near Cedar Ridge (now Vermillion, Utah) and a battle ensued. They were unsuccessful in resettling Alma, and it was not until March 1871 that Settlers were finally able to return to Alma. The following year they applied for a Post Office under the city name of Monroe, in honor of U.S. President James Monroe. By the end of 1872 the telegraph had been extended through Monroe, which connected it with the rest of Utah. In 1889 Monroe was incorporated as a town and remained that way until 1921 when it was incorporated as a city. In 1882, Thomas Cooper and
James Monroe Hewlett American Institute of Architects, Director of the American Academy in Rome, and Chairman of the Committee for erecting Carnegie Libraries in Brooklyn. James Monroe Hewlett was the father-in-law of Buckminster Fuller and is credited with the creation of the mural of the heavens on the ceiling of Grand Central Station in New York City. James Monroe Hewlett James "Monroe" Hewlett (August 1, 1868 – October 18, 1941) was an American Beaux Arts architect, scenic designer, and muralist. Hewlett was born into an old Long Island family at Rock Hall in Lawrence, New York. He is descended from a long line