Sasstown

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Sasstown is a community in the Sasstown District of Grand Kru County, Liberia.{{Cite news |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Sasstown Community honors Speaker Koffa |url=https://thenewdawnliberia.com/sasstown-community-honors-speaker-koffa/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |work=The New Dawn |location=Liberia}}

History

Sasstown likely did not become a village before 1830.{{Cite journal |last=Geysbeek |first=Tim |date=2018 |title=From Sasstown to Zaria: Tom Coffee and the Kru Origins of the Soudan Interior Mission, 1893-1895 |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=128514235&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |journal=Studies in World Christianity |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=46–65 |doi=10.3366/swc.2018.0204 |via=EBSCOhost|url-access=subscription }} The original settlement one mile inland is now known as Old Sasstown or Filorkli. It was established by a group of Kru called the Jlao.

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

Transport

The town is served by Sasstown Airport.{{Cite news |date=October 7, 2024 |title=Speaker Koffa Urges US-based Kinsmen to Help Fight “Illicit Mining” in Grand. Kru |url=https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/speaker-koffa-urges-us-based-kinsmen-to-help-fight-illicit-mining-in-grand-kru/article_63e50192-846c-11ef-a464-1bca40b32de3.html |access-date=2024-11-10 |work=Daily Observer |location=Liberia}}

References

Category:Populated places in Liberia

Category:Grand Kru County