and on the northern end of Cross Hill Road. The park includes a public pool, four baseball fields, a football field, a basketball court, a playground, and a hiking trail that leads to Great Hollow Lake. The park includes a barbecue set up on the grass, and a nearby pavilion. Great Hollow Lake is located in the south-western area of the park. The Housatonic Railway Trail is an approximately five-mile section of the scenic walking and biking Pequonnock River trail that runs from Great Hollow Lake in Wolfe Park through the Newtown Town line. Emergency services Fire department Monroe is protected by three independent and all-volunteer fire departments operating out of six fire stations. In 1916, 45 men and women formed the first volunteer fire company in Monroe, the Stepney Volunteer Fire Company. In 1923 the Stepney Company built its own firehouse, which housed their first fire truck. It is the only Ladder Company in the Town of Monroe. Also in 1923, the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department was established. Emergency medical services Monroe is served by the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service, founded 1977. Police department Officially organized in 1952, the Monroe Police Department operates out of Monroe Town Hall. Notable people Mike Gminski, former Duke basketball standout and NBA player Mary O'Hara, author of My Friend Flicka and other books; lived on an estate called Tyrawley on Bagburn Hill Road for nearly 20 years Jesse Schwartz, the voice of Leo on Little Einsteins Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators and authors Ed Wojna, former Major League pitcher Images See also References Further reading Reverend Samuel Orcutt, A History of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport Connecticut, Fairfield Historical Society, 1886 The New York Times feature about Monroe External links Town of Monroe official website Towns in Connecticut Towns in Fairfield County, Connecticut Towns in the New York metropolitan area