First Monroeville Borough Council. January 10, 1952. 2026 marks the 75th anniversary of Monroeville’s creation as a borough. But what led to the leaders of Patton Township, as the area was known at the time, to want to incorporate into a borough? Patton Township was formed in 1849 when Plum Township was divided in half, with the southern portion becoming Patton Township. Part of Patton was a little hamlet along the Northern Turnpike where Joel Monroe had his general store and
