The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗La Monte was originally called Boomer, and under the latter name was platted in 1866. The present name of La Monte, after an acquaintance of an early postmaster, was adopted in 1870 when the railroad was extended through the neighborhood.
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Start La Monte’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how La Monte’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10La Monte, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in La Monte is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean La Monte has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hillview Cooperative Dairy Farm Historic District in Hughesville, 5.3 miles away.
La Monte and the nearest listed places
Closest to La Monte
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.