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| Marylanders for Progress (Liberia), Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| About Maryland County | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| "Mount Vaughn" Episcopal Mission, Cape Palmas, ca. 1850s (Click on Picture for larger version) |
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| Flag of the Republic of Maryland, May 29,1854 - March 18, 1857 |
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| The settlement of Maryland in Liberia was created in 1834. Independence was proclaimed in 1854. The flag became the official emblem of the Republic of Maryland in 1854, but had been in use since 1834. Significant Dates: February 12, 1834 - Maryland-in-Africa Colony of the Maryland State Colonization Society February 2, 1841 - State of Mayland-in-Liberia May 29, 1854 - Independent State of Maryland in Liberia March 18, 1857 - Incorporation into the Republic of Liberia as Maryland County |
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| Maryland in Liberia; map published in 1853 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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