Monett expected to be “flying high” according to the Monett Times. They were pinning their hopes on the new airplane industry and the Monett Aeroplane Company.
Monett
Although the paper’s statement sounded like a threat, it wasn’t intended as one. The town of Monett was laid out next door to Plymouth, and named for Henry Monett, a prominent official with the New York Central Railroad. It was yet another town that sprang into existence with the expansion of our country’s railroad system. The …
