The first structures built by the colonial government on the site was a log warehouse and huts “built in the country style” with sufficient room for 30 to 40 people.
The initial land for the town was cleared between March and May 1828 by six families, who received up to two acres each for planting. Given how poor they were, the colonial government gave them tools and seeds, as well as help in building their houses and with planting.
Footnote: “From Liberia,” African Repository, May 1828, 82; “From Liberia,” African Repository, June 1828, p. 127.
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