The city beneath the city

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. In January 1827, Jefferson County was officially established. The previous year, the town of Monticello was already having its beginnings, as a small store and post office known collectively as “Robison's” were founded in the county's middle. The community would attract a smattering of settlers over the next few months, and when the county was established, the new city of Monticello became the county seat. It was not in 1826 when the area we now know as Monticello was first inhabited, however. It was not in the months or years or even decades before its establishment that people began to call it home. Throughout your time in Monticello, you may