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Edina is a town in District 1 of Grand Bassa County, Liberia. Located on the central portion of the Atlantic Coast of Liberia on the north shore of the mouth of the St. John River, it is about north of Grand Bassa’s capitol of Buchanan. Settled in 1832, the current mayor of Edina is Etweda Cooper and the City's Senior Councilman is James W. Johnson. The community is named after Edinburgh, Scotland, which provided monetary support for the foundation of the settlement. ==History== Edina was founded as a colony of the American Colonization Society in 1832.〔Tracy, Joseph and Solomon Peck, Enoch Mudge, William Cutter, Enoch Mack (History of American Missions to the Heathen, from Their Commencement to the Present Time From Their Commencement to the Present Time. ) Spooner & Howland, 1840. pp. 558-571, 619.〕 Edina colony was later given to the United Colonization Societies of New York and Pennsylvania and became part of the Bassa Cove colony in 1837.〔 On October 22, 1836, a school was opened and in December 1837, a church was founded in the colony.〔 A second church opened in late 1839 while the Baptists started a mission at Edina.〔 Edina is listed as one of the original settlements comprising the Commonwealth of Liberia in the 1839 Constitution, which was drafted by the American Colonization Society.〔(The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Liberia )〕 Edina was the birthplace of the 12th President of Liberia, Joseph James Cheeseman. One of the earliest settlers of Edina was Charles R.H. Johnson, a son of Elijah Johnson who was one of the pioneers that played significant roles in establishing Liberia. In 2002, an outbreak of diarrhea killed six people in and around the city.〔The NEWS. "Liberia; Diarrhea Kills Six in Grand Bassa ...Threatens District in River Gee", ''Africa News'', October 8, 2002.〕 Steel manufacturer Mittal began subsidising medical care in the city in 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edina, Liberia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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