Founding

Careysburg was founded in 1856. By the late 1800s, it was a medium-sized repatriate settlement, with approximately 400 residents.

In 1861, a Provisional Monthly Court and Register’s Department were both established in the township. But the court was suspended three years later.

In 1860, the national legislature appropriated an unspecified amount “with a view to develop” the iron resources near Careysburg.

Footnote: Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1861, p. 79; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1864, p. 23; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1860, p. 92.