The Foster family of Monroe City were early coopers who made flour barrels and sold them to the grist mill operators.

Harold G. Baum paid woodcutters 15 cents for each tie they could cut from the trees on the family farm.

In 1933, Harold G. Baum established a woodworking shop at the family farm in Monroe City.

His signature item was the "HUCKABAY & BAUM" brand baseball bats, made from hickory and ash harvested on the farm.

[5] Both the milling and timber businesses declined in the early 20th century as production shifted to centralized operations.

It was laid out as part of the southwest corner of Survey 489, Township 3 South 11 West of the 3rd Principal Meridian.

[6] The underlying Karst geology has influenced much of the economic and social development of Monroe City.