Crozerville was founded in 1868. It had 348 residents, all of whom were Episcopalians from Barbados who arrived in Liberia five years earlier. Their emigration was the outcome of a November 1862 visit by Edward W. Blyden to encourage emigration from the Caribbean to Liberia.
In 1864, Joseph S. Attwell, who was born in Barbados, went to the United States to collect funds to assist his compatriots in emigrating to Liberia. He collected about US$20,000, and was instrumental in the founding of the settlement of Crozerville.
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