Providence Island
Providence Island was the site of the first successful settlement of American freedmen by the American Colonization Society in Liberia. It has been proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site by the government of Liberia.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Liberia
- Also known as: “Carey Island”, “Perseverance Island”, and “Providence Island, Liberia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gabriel Tucker Bridge and Edward J. Roye Building.
Gabriel Tucker Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gabriel Tucker Bridge formerly the People's Bridge, is a bridge over the Mesurado River in Monrovia, Liberia. It was built between 1972 and 1976. The construction caused some minor disruption to local settlements and the Liberian National Museum had to be relocated in the mid-1970s to make room for its construction.
Edward J. Roye Building
Public building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Edward J. Roye Building is a wrecked skyscraper on Ashmun Street in the commercial district of Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia. It was named the "E.J.
Liberian National Museum
Museum
Photo: Jforest59, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of Liberia is a national museum in Monrovia, Liberia. Initially housed in the First Executive Mansion on Ashmun Street of the city which is now used as a library, it was established by an Act of the National Legislature in 1958 under the administration of Liberia's 18th President, Dr William V.S.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monrovia and West Point.
Monrovia
Photo: whiteafrican, CC BY 2.0.
Monrovia is the capital, and with a population of around 1.6 million, also the largest city in Liberia. The city center is the image of a tropical capital, melting in the hot sun.
West Point
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Point is a township of the Liberian capital city of Monrovia, located on a 0.53 km2 peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between the Mesurado and Saint Paul rivers.
Clara Town
Suburb
Clara Town is a slum located on Bushrod Island in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. It is built upon a swamp. Clara Town was one of several ethnic communes that was squatted in the outskirts of Monrovia.
Providence Island
- Categories: river island, island, locality, and landform
- Location: Montserrado County, Liberia, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.31979° or 6° 19′ 11″ northLongitude
-10.80172° or 10° 48′ 6″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
6CRF859X+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 160478157OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Providence Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “island Providence”
- Cebuano: “Providence Island”
- Chinese: “普洛威頓斯島_(賴比瑞亞)”
- Chinese: “普洛威頓斯島”
- Finnish: “Providence Island”
- French: “Île de la Providence”
- French: “Providence Island (Liberia)”
- German: “Providence Island”
- Swedish: “Providence Island”
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