Greenville, Liberia

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Greenville, also known as Sinoe, is the capital of Sinoe County in Liberia and lies on a lagoon near the Sinoe River and the Atlantic Ocean.

The town was built in about 1838 by colonists of the Mississippi Colonization Society. [cite book
last = Johnston
first = Harry
authorlink = Harry Johnston
title = Liberia
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=_6YSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA157&dq=%22Mississippi+Colonisation+Society%22&lr=
accessdate = 2008-08-02
volume = 1
year = 1906
publisher = Dodd, Mead and Company
location = New York City
pages = 157 ] It was destroyed in the Liberian Civil War but has since been rebuilt around a port for the local logging industry. The Sapo National Park lies near the town. Boats sail from Greenville to Monrovia and Harper.

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