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Grand Bassa County

Grand Bassa County is a county on the central coast of Liberia, with its capital at Buchanan. It covers the lower St John river, where the colonisation societies of Pennsylvania and New York founded Bassa Cove in the 1830s. Its population includes many Bassa people, one of Liberia's largest ethnic groups.

Grand Bassa County
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Bassa Cove

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Grand Bassa County. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/grand-bassa-county
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“Grand Bassa County.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/grand-bassa-county. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Grand Bassa County.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/grand-bassa-county.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Grand Bassa County’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/grand-bassa-county (Accessed: ).

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