There are two world capitals named for American presidents. One
is Washington D.C., but what is the other?
The Answer:
The other capital city named after a U.S. president is Monrovia, the capital
city of the African country Liberia.
Monrovia was founded in 1822 during the term of President James Monroe. A port
city located at the mouth of the St. Paul River, Monrovia was
established by the American Colonization
Society as a haven for freed black slaves from America. The
ACS thought that the deportation of blacks would be the answer to
America's slavery problem.
The country was originally called Monrovia, but switched to the
Free and Independent Republic of Liberia in 1847.
Incidentally there are four U.S. capitals named after
presidents: Jackson, Miss., Lincoln, Neb., Jefferson City, Mo. and
Madison, Wis.
