Monroe County

Monroe County is in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Named in honor of James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, the county is located in the east of the state, along its border with New Jersey. In 2000, its population was 138,687. Its county seat is Stroudsburg^[1]. The county is home to East Stroudsburg University.

== Other Notable Resources==

In addition to its rich cultural heritage, Monroe County is home to the Pennsylvania portion of the [[Delaware Water Gap]] National Recreation Area, Sullivan Trail (The portion of the route of General [[John Sullivan]]'s famous march of 1778 from Easton to New York that reaches from [[Tannersville, Pennsylvania|Tannersville]] to [[Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania|Pocono Pines]]. This trail leads to the road that scales Big Pocono Mountain, one of the highest points in the Poconos that offers magnificent vistas.), [[Sanofi pasteur|Sanofi-Pasteur]] (manufacturer of vaccines), [[Pocono Raceway]] (home of two major [[NASCAR]] events held annually), [[Camelback Ski Area|Camelbeach Water Park and Ski Area]], [[Shawnee Mountain Ski Area]], The [[Crossings Factory Stores]] (named the number one outlet center in North America by the Outlet Retail Merchants Association (ORMA) for 2000-2001), three state parks ([[Big Pocono State Park]], [[Gouldsboro State Park]] and [[Tobyhanna State Park]]), and [[Tobyhanna Army Depot]] (a major element of the Communications-Electronics Command and the largest Communications-Electronics repair, overhaul and fabrication facility in the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]).