Liberian Word Associations

Cape Mesurado (Monrovia area) and Cape Palmas (Maryland County) are capes along the coast of Liberia.

Mount Nimba and Mount Wutivi are the highest mountains in Liberia.

Mano and Lofa are major rivers in Wastern Liberia.

The Liberian Legislature is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

When Liberia changed from a Colony to a Commonwealth in 1839, its first Governor was Thomas Buchanan. Upon his death, Vice Governor Joseph Jenkins Roberts took over as Governor. Roberts later became Liberia's first president in 1848.

Before Bong and Nimba became counties in the 1960s, that region was known as the Central Province.

Zachariah B. Roberts was Chief Justice of Liberia from 1895-1910 and Gloria Musu Scott was Chief Justice from 1997-2003
http://judiciary.gov.lr/past-justices/

King Sao Boso (Boatswain) was a Mandingo king of the Condo Kingdom, King Zulu Duma was ruler of the southern Vai and neighboring Gola tribes.

Bushrod and Balli are islands in Montserrado County.

The Mano and Kissi tribes name their children by birth order. The Mano name their second son Nya and the Kissi name their second son Tamba.