Sasstown

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Sasstown
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Sasstown
Location in Liberia
Coordinates: 4°40′30″N8°25′16″W / 4.67500°N 8.42111°W / 4.67500; -8.42111
CountryFlag of Liberia.svg Liberia
County Flag of Grand Kru County.svg Grand Kru
District Sasstown District
Population
 • Total
500

Sasstown is a community in the Sasstown District of Grand Kru County, Liberia. [1]

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History

Sasstown likely did not become a village before 1830. [2] The original settlement one mile inland is now known as Old Sasstown or Filorkli. [2] It was established by a group of Kru called the Jlao. [2]

By 1887, the town had an estimated population of over 3,000. [2] From 1889 onward, the Methodist Episcopal Church was active in Sasstown, sending missionaries who started a Christian school and coffee farm. [2] In 1894, the church in Sasstown had more than 200 members. [2]

Transport

The town is served by Sasstown Airport. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sasstown Community honors Speaker Koffa". The New Dawn. Liberia. February 12, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Geysbeek, Tim (2018). "From Sasstown to Zaria: Tom Coffee and the Kru Origins of the Soudan Interior Mission, 1893-1895" . Studies in World Christianity. 2 (1): 46–65. doi:10.3366/swc.2018.0204 – via EBSCOhost.
  3. ↑ "Speaker Koffa Urges US-based Kinsmen to Help Fight "Illicit Mining" in Grand. Kru". Daily Observer. Liberia. October 7, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

4°40′30″N8°25′16″W / 4.674980°N 8.421021°W / 4.674980; -8.421021

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