Crozierville in Careysburg, Montserrado, Liberia — Western Africa
Crozierville Centennial
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 11, 2025
1. Crozierville Centennial Marker
Centennial memorial
1865-1965
This monument is erected to the sacred memory of the immigrants from Barbados in the West Indies who landed near this spot (the Receptacle Creek) on May 10 1865 during the administration of President Daniel B. Warner and founded the settlement of Crozierville
Reverse
Erected during the administration of: Dr. William V.S. Tubman · President of Liberia
Dr. William R. Tolbert, Jr. · Vice president
Township and civic officials · Napoleon B. Thorpe · Commissioner
John E. Goodridge · Town clerk
Goerge E. Murray · Town treasurer
J. Milton Weeks · Pres. Civic League of Crozierville (CLC)
Goerge E. Murray · VP (CLC)
Mary E. Thorpe · Gen. Sect. (CLC) Clara Reeves · Treas. (CLC)
N. Isaac Thorpe · Asst. Sect. (CLC)
Rocheforte L. Weeks · Prog. Sect. (CLC)
E. Jonathan Goodridge · Chr. Bldg. Commt. (CLC)
Pres. & Mrs. W.V.S. Tubman · Chief patrons (CLC)
Erected 1965.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 10, 1865.
Location. 6° 26.86′ N, 10° 37.357′ W. Marker is in Crozierville, Montserrado,
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Regionally, it is in Africa, West Africa, and specifically Sub-Saharan Africa.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 26 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joseph Jenkins Roberts (approx. 24.5 kilometers away); H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (approx. 24.5 kilometers away); 1990 Lutheran Church Massacre (approx. 24.6 kilometers away); Greystone Compound Memorial (approx. 25.6 kilometers away).
Also see . . . Crozierville at Wikipedia. Crozierville is a town in Montserrado County, Liberia, along the Saint Paul River. Crozierville is notable for being one of the few Americo-Liberian settlements founded by immigrants from the Caribbean, instead of the United States. (Submitted on October 12, 2025.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 11, 2025
2. Crozierville Centennial Marker Reverse
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 11, 2025
3. Crozierville Centennial Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 11, 2025
4. Crozierville Centennial Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 11, 2025
5. Nearby President Arthur Barclay (1904-1912) Tablet
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 11, 2025
6. Nearby President Edwin James Barclay (1930-1944) Tablet
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 11, 2025
7. Nearby President Charles Gyude Bryant (2003-2006) Tablet
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2025, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 12, 2025, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
