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Pictures
from Lofa - Photos
By Ralph Haynes, July 1997 |
 Lofa
County
Lofa County
is located in the Northwestern region
of Liberia. It is Liberia's second largest
county.
Several
different dialects are spoken in Lofa.
The most popular are:
- Bandi
Kisi
- Kuwaa
- Lorma
- Kpelle
- Mandingo
- Vai
- Mende
Lofa
Cities & Towns
There
are many Towns and Villages in Lofa,
the main towns however are Voinjama,
Zorzor, Fassama and Vahun.
Vonjama and Zorzor are major trading
points, both near Liberia-Guinea borders.
Lofa
Rivers
Three
major rivers run through Lofa County.
- The
Lofa River flows southwestward
across country to the Atlantic Ocean.
- The
Marro and Mano rivers flow through
sections of Lofa county.
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| Maryland |
| Did
you know that
Maryland, Liberia
was once a Republic?
 The
county of Maryland
started of in
1827 as The
Settlement of
Maryland. The
settlement proclaimed
it's Independence
in 1854 and
became the Republic
of Maryland.
In
1857 the Republic
of Maryland
united with
The Republic
of Liberia and
became the County
of Maryland.
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 Grand
Bassa County
Buchanan is
the largest city in Grand Bassa County. It
has Liberia's second major sea port, the Port
of Buchanan.
The dialect
in Grand Bassa County is Bassa.
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 Bong
County
Major Cities
on Bong County are Gbarnga, Bong Town, and
Totota. Gbarnga is the largest city in Bong
county and it is 204 km north-east of Monrovia.
Cuttington University College and the Cutting
College museum are both located in Gbarnga,
Bong County.
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 Grand
Cape Mount County
Robertsport
is the biggest town in Cape Mount. It is a
beach town that is surrounded by tropical
green hills. Before the war, the people of
Robertsport live a rather tranquil life. Most
people make their living fishing the Atlantic
coast in dugout canoes.
Peaceful Lake Piso is near the town of Robertsport.
This salt water lake was used as a seaplane
base by the Americans in WW II. Robertsport
is near the Sierra Leone border and about
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 Nimba
County
Nimba County is
located in the north-east region of the country.
The Major Cities in Nimba County are:
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- Yekepa
- Ganta
- Sanniquellie
and
- Tapeta
In Yekepa, you'll
find the Nimba Mountains which reaches up to heights
of 1752 meters. Mount Nimba a is a mile high iron
ore mountain and has some of the highest grade
iron ore deposits in the world and in the 60's,
70's and 80's, was the first iron ore procedure
in Africa.
Yekepa is located
350 meters above sea level and has the best climate
in Liberia.
Liberian Mining Company (LAMCO) operates 267 km
of railway tracks between Buchanan and the iron
ore mine at Nimba. LAMCO also operates a passenger
railway between Buchanan and Yekepa.
| Grand
Gedeh |
| Home
of President Samuel K. Doe
Dialect:
Krahn / People: Krahn
Major Cities
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Sinoe County
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Map
of Sinoe
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| Lush
Rain Forest & Rivers |
Elephants |
Hippos |
Sapo
National Park
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Sapo
National Park is located in the Sinoe Province,
Liberia's least densely populated province, east
of the Sinoe River, and south of the Putu Mountains.
Sapo National Park was created in 1983 by a presidential
order to protect one of Liberia's remaining areas
of virgin forest. It is 325,760 acres of mostly
tropical rain forest with a few areas of swamp.
It contains all of the major wildlife species that
inhabit the Upper Guinea forests: forest elephants,
pygmy hippos, wart hogs, etc .
During the 1980's trips were organized by the
peace corps and the Forestry Development Authority
for trips from Greenville up the Sinoe River and
into the. Despite a growing population and logging
concessions around the park, with the cooperation
of the local communities and the World Wildlife
Fund, the park was successfully preserved.
In 1990 the park officials fled for obvious reasons.
The warring factions drove the locals into the
bush, while they looted there homes. Some people
fled into the park, but now the park was inhabited.
In March of this year , an international team
of biologists escorted by ECOMOG, did an evaluation
of the park. The park headquarters and field station
were destroyed. The major road through that area
has been overgrown with vegetation.. However,
now that the war is over the locals are returning
to their homes. As of that time plans were all
ready under way to reestablish national park officials.
Also due to the lack of population pressures Sapo'
wildlife populations are healthier than ever.
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