Mesurado

Cape Mesurado projects into the Atlantic at the mouth of the river of the same name. Before the arrival of settlers from the United States, the cape was a trading place among Dey, Bassa, Gola and other coastal communities. In 1821 agents of the American Colonization Society negotiated for land with local leaders; settlers arrived in 1822 and founded the settlement later called Monrovia. The new colony faced armed resistance from neighbouring African communities.