Cape Mesurado

The map of Liberia dated 1895 with Cape Mesurade on the map.

Cape Mesurado, also called Cape Montserrado, is a headland on the coast of Liberia near the capital Monrovia and the mouth of the Saint Paul River. It was named Cape Mesurado by Portuguese sailors in the 1560s. It is the promontory on which African-American settlers established the city now called Monrovia on 25 April 1822.[1]

There is a lighthouse on Cape Mesurado, located in the Mamba Point neighborhood of Monrovia and in the cape's northwestern portion, that was established in 1855. It is currently inactive, although the Liberian government is seeking financial assistance to restore and reactivate the lighthouse.[2]

  1. ^ History Of Liberia: A Timeline
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Liberia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.