In 1850, Bexley stretched about four miles along the river. It was divided between Upper and Lower Bexley. Located here were the headquarters of both the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions and the Southern Baptist Mission. Several residents were successfully growing export crops.
In 1893, the national legislature granted $1,150 to Bexley, Hartford and Fortsville in Bassa County, to build bridges and throw up causeways.
Footnote: J. W. Lugenbeel, “Sketches of Liberia – No. 2,” African Repository, July 1850, p. 207; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1893, p. 9.
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