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Careysburg, Liberia

Field	Value
official_name	Careysburg
settlement_type	City
pushpin_map	Liberia
pushpin_label_position	middle
pushpin_mapsize	200
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Liberia
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	[[Image:Flag of Liberia.svg	25px]] Liberia
subdivision_type1	County
subdivision_name1	Montserrado County
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Careysburg
leader_title1
established_title	Established
established_date	1856
established_title2	Incorporated
established_date2	1923
established_title3
timezone	GMT
utc_offset	+0
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	105
elevation_ft	347

Careysburg is a city in Montserrado County, Liberia. It was founded in 1856, and is named in honor of Rev. Lott Carey, the first American Baptist missionary to Africa and a key figure in the founding of the Colony of Liberia. It is located 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Monrovia.

It was incorporated as a city in 1923 by an act of the Liberian legislature.

Rubber and coffee farming are the major economic activities in the area. It was also the site of a large Voice of America transmitter.

History

About nine years after Liberia declared its independence on 1847, the Liberian legislature passed an Act authorizing Rev. John Seys, as an agent of the American Colonization Society to travel within the country for the purpose of locating an elevated region to establish a settlement to ensure better health conditions for Americo-Liberian settlers. It was further resolved by the Liberian legislature, per Section 12 of said Act: "That the settlement to be founded in the Queh Country shall be named Careysburg, in honor of the late Rev. Lott Carey, and that all other settlements shall be named according to the pleasure of the Legislature". The site that became Careysburg was selected for its abundance of fresh water, potential for agriculture, its cool temperature, absence of deadly mosquitoes, and scenic view. At the time, the people living in the surrounding area were of the Kpelle, Gola, and Queh ethnic groups, and Rev. Seys negotiated with local chiefs to purchase land.

In 1856, Careysburg was settled by North American freed slaves, mainly from the United States and Barbados. However, some Africans recaptured from ships at sea, destined for illicit sale as slaves in Europe and America, were also settled in Careysburg.

References

[http://www.shiata.org/ Careysburg Association of North, America, "Careysburg Celebrates 150 Years"] {{webarchive. link. (September 16, 2008)
[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/95740/Careysburg Britannica Online Encyclopedia, "Careyburg"]
[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1DD103DF930A15755C0A966958260&sec=&spon= Kenneth B. Noble, "Liberia Talks In Lull, Rebels Take Town", ''New York Times'', June 23, 1990]
[http://www.shiata.org/ Careysburg Association of North America, "History of Careysburg"] {{webarchive. link. (September 16, 2008)

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