Robertsport was founded in 1856. In 1860, the legislature allocated five acres of farm land and a town lot to each immigrant willing to settle there.
The town had one public school in 1874 conducted by Mrs. S. A. Roberts, who was paid $150.
Due to fallout from the slave trade in the region, conflicts persisted in the area. In 1870, the legislature provided for the relief of Robertsport. In 1884, it ordered the purchase of small arms and munitions for defense of the town.
Footnote: Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1860, p. 71; “Government schools in Montserrado County, African Repository, July 1874, p. 220; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1870, pp. 15-16; 1884, pp. 11-12.
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