A Liberian Journey

History, Memory, and the Making of a Nation

Road building near Tappita

Creator

Loring Whitman

Date

9/27/26

Coverage

Tappi Town, Hinterland, Liberia

Type

Moving Image

Identifier

1160C38

Original Format

Moving Image

Citation

Loring Whitman, “Road building near Tappita,” A Liberian Journey: History, Memory, and the Making of a Nation, accessed September 27, 2026, https://www.liberianhistory.org/items/show/4844.

Locations

Tappi Town, Hinterland, Liberia
Area now known as: Tappita, Nimba County, Liberia

Themes

Construction, Domestic life, Laborers, Roads, Tropical forests