Arthington is located on terrain that is hilly and uneven. It lies about two miles in from the St. Paul’s River and four miles northwest of Millsburg. The town is named in honor of Robert Arthington of Leeds, England, who funded the relocation of its founders from the southern United States.
The site selected for Arthington was previously an “impenetrable forest, six miles from any settlement.” According to Edward W. Blyden, the “only sounds to be heard were those made by birds on the tops of the lofty trees. There was no opening through the thick forest and dense undergrowth but the narrow path traveled for generations.”
Footnote: “Arthington, Liberia,” African Repository, Nov. 1873, p. 337.][“Arthington, Liberia,” African Repository, Nov. 1873, p. 337: “Visit to Arthington, African Repository, April 1889, p. 44.
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