Edina (Liberia)

Region

Edina is a city in the West African Republic of Liberia. Located in Grand Bassa County town has 350 inhabitants and is situated at the mouth of the Saint John River.

History

The city of Edina was to Monrovia the second city founded by the American Colonization Society (ACS ) on the West African coast. The city is named after the Scottish capital Edinburgh, since the city's founding was made possible in 1832 with financial support from philanthropists Edinburgh. The coastal area is part of the main settlement area of ​​the Bassa, prevailed in the first half of the 19th century, the nearly 6,000 warriors commanding King Kadasie. The king was another sponsor of the ACS colonists but other kings were not satisfied with the progress of the stranger and the disruption to their slave trading. In June 1835, the neighboring colony of Port Cresson was attacked and wiped out by insurgents.

A new group of Quakers, emigrants from Pennsylvania, dared at this time another colony foundation, which they called Bassa Cove. As well as these settlers were again the target of attacks, all decided to join the main colony of Liberia on 1 April 1839. In the city of Edina 1843 Joseph James Cheeseman was born, he was the 11th President of Liberia ( 1892-1896 ).

Cityscape

The City of Edina is picturesquely situated on the golden sandy beach of the Atlantic. The small church of the United Methodist Church is a building of the late 19th century, in their neighborhood, each a monument to President Cheesman and the Bassa King Bob Gray. Another attraction is considered a bulky rusted safe - it was salvaged from the foundations of the former governor house.

Infrastructure

The infrastructure built up in the 1970s was largely destroyed during the Liberian civil war. Edina was funded by the proximity of only six kilometers from the port city of Buchanan, the local Erzverladehafen, the power plant and the main town of a Swedish-American mining company with a modern hospital, shopping center and airfield. Today's local government has dealt with the support of the government and international aid agencies a rebuilding of the city, is proud to present its own website potential tourists the natural beauty.