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Settlement at Cape Palmas
- When
- 1834
- Where
- Cape Palmas
Freed African Americans from Maryland settled at Cape Palmas in 1834 under the Maryland Colonization Society, south of the rest of the American colony.
The first area in the future Republic of Maryland to be settled by the Maryland Colonization Society was Cape Palmas, in 1834, somewhat south of the rest of the American colony. Most of the settlers were freed African-American slaves and freeborn African Americans primarily from the state of Maryland. The passages supply no exact day for the settlement's establishment.
Sources
- Republic of Maryland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-17
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