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  2. For decades, Monmouth was a dry town that banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in supermarkets, restaurants and bars. Monmouth's status as the last dry town in Oregon was ended by a popular vote in the November 2002 election.

  3. Nov 15, 2015 · MONMOUTH HAD BEEN a dry town since its earliest founding back in the late 1850s — until 2002, bone-dry. The town was settled by a religious community of members of the Disciples of Christ Church from Monmouth, Ill., who arrived in 1852 and started mapping out a Christian Utopia in the wilderness.

  4. Monmouth is situated in the heart of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, a region known for its lush landscapes and fertile farmland. The city enjoys a temperate climate with mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers.

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    Historic Monmouth Walking Tourfeatures 29 historic sites in the city. Brochures are available online to download, as are free smartphone apps for iPhone and Android users. The app provides users with information, photographs and history about each of the sites.

    Campbell Hallis the oldest landmark in Monmouth and the oldest building in the Oregon public higher education system. It was built in 1871. This Gothic Revival style building once had a large bell tower, which was blown down during the 1962 Columbus Day Storm. The building was restored in 1995, which included a retrofit, state-of-the-art earthquake...

    The certified estimated population of Monmouth is 9,745, as reported by the Portland State University Population Research Center in July 2016. That's up from 9,534 in the 2010 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.24 square miles.

    Sequoia treethat is traditionally lit during the Christmas holiday season was planted in 1887 on the university campus that was then known as the Oregon State Normal School. It has been billed over the years as one of the tallest living decorated trees in the United States. It reportedly lost several feet in 1975 during a lightening storm.

    • It was named for Monmouth, Illinois, the origin of its earliest settlers.
    • The population is 9,534 at the 2010 Census and it is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
    • Monmouth was settled in 1853 by a group of pioneers who allocated 640 acres (2.6 km2) to build both a city and a “college under the auspices of the Christian Church”, and proceeds from the sale of these lands were used to found Monmouth University, currently known as Western Oregon University.
    • For decades, Monmouth was a dry town that banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in supermarkets, restaurants and bars.
  5. Monmouth was known for being the last dry town in Oregon until 2002, when alcohol was legalized by referendum. Since then, Monmouth business has thrived with the opening of many new restaurants and stores who rely on alcohol (mostly beer) sales to survive.

  6. In Monmouth, Oregon, those stories were about the town’s most distinguishing feature: prohibition. Monmouth was the last dry town on the West Coast. In 2002, Monmouth residents voted to allow beer and wine sales.

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