In 1883, the legislature gave $11,000 to construct six bridge for the relief of Careysburg, along with Crozerville, Paynesville and Ammonsville, in the Old Field Mesurado River.
On year later, two local churches were incorporated. One was Sey’s Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, founded by William T. Hagan, George C. Nelson, Marshall Givens, Richard Craggs, Samuel Bates, Benjamin Hornsby and Jacob Waters (1884, p6). The other was the First Baptist Church of Careysburg. Named as officers were J.A. Curthbert, George W. Walker, Isaac Givens, Nelson Moment, F.W. Jackson, J.C. Johnson, Hank Woodson, Thomas Carroll and Richard F. Walker.
In 1890, the Methodist Episcopal Church in Liberia was granted one hundred acres of land near Careysburg. Named as trustees were Amos Brown, W. T. Hagan and Rydan Boyce].
Footnote: Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1883, pp. 23-24; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1884, p. 7; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1890, p. 19.
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