Careysburg District
Encyclopedia
Careysburg District is one of four districts
located in Montserrado County
, Liberia
. Bensonville
is the capital, and the total district population is 28,463.
and Barbados
. The location away from the Liberian coast was chosen for health reasons, because of the high death rate due to mosquito
-spread diseases among early settlers on the coast. Careysburg was named for former American slave Rev. Lott Carey.
and the White Plains Water Treatment Plant are both in the district
Districts of Liberia
The counties of Liberia are subdivided into districts.*Bomi County**Dewoin District**Klay District**Mecca District**Senjeh District*Bong County**Fuamah District**Jorquelleh District**Kokoyah District**Panta-Kpa District**Salala District...
located in Montserrado County
Montserrado County
Montserrado County is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has four districts. Bensonville serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring , the smallest...
, Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
. Bensonville
Bensonville
Bensonville is the capital city of Montserrado County, Liberia. The capital of Liberia, Monrovia, is also located in Montserrado County. Bensonville is located 20 miles from Monrovia. It is a commercial center for the surrounding agricultural area....
is the capital, and the total district population is 28,463.
History
The city of Careysburg was first settled in 1856 by freed slaves from the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
. The location away from the Liberian coast was chosen for health reasons, because of the high death rate due to mosquito
Mosquito
Mosquitoes are members of a family of nematocerid flies: the Culicidae . The word Mosquito is from the Spanish and Portuguese for little fly...
-spread diseases among early settlers on the coast. Careysburg was named for former American slave Rev. Lott Carey.
Infrastructure
Careysburg has a station on the western railway system of Liberia. The Mount Coffee Hydropower ProjectMount Coffee Hydropower Project
The Mount Coffee Hydropower Project is a hydroelectric project in the West African nation of Liberia on the Saint Paul River. Built in 1966 with additional phases completed later, the project had a maximum generating capacity of 64 MW. The Walter F...
and the White Plains Water Treatment Plant are both in the district