In 1881, the legislature approved a pension of $180 for resident James T. Carroll, retired light house keeper.
In 1883, the legislature approved three defense related construction projects in Maryland County: $500 for a stone gun house in Harper, $600 for fortification at Jacksonville and $500 for fortification at Tubman Town.
The local Ebenezer Baptist Church was formed in 1883, led by E.W. Diggs, Charles McIntosh, J.W. Simpson, E.B. Cummings, Adam Barker, Richard Webster, Boston Moulton and A.B. Jackson.
Footnote: Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1881, pp. 9-10; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1883, p. 14; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1883, p. 14.
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