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Farmington River (Liberia)

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272: 42: 29: 49: 271: 258:. Some sources suggest that the river reaching the ocean is the Farmington River, whereas the Junk River is its tributary. Other, often older sources suggest the opposite. 41: 268:, completed in 1942, to serve the plantation and the associated industry. In later years, the company has been accused of polluting the river. 332: 265: 219: 150: 261: 457: 275:
Farmington River near the Firestone Plantation, Harbel, Margibi County (then Marshall County), Liberia, 1977-1978.
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established rubber plantations by the Farmington River in 1926. The company built the
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Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (20 December 2000).
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Church, R. J. H. (1969). "The Firestone Rubber Plantations in Liberia".
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Map showing the mouth of the Farmington River
Liberia
Harbel
Mouth
North Atlantic Ocean
6°07′51″N 10°22′13″W / 6.1308°N 10.3703°W / 6.1308; -10.3703
Junk River
Firestone hydroelectric power station
Liberia
Atlantic Ocean
Marshall
Junk River
Gbage River
estuary
Firestone Natural Rubber Company
Firestone hydroelectric power station



"Farmington River"
Historical Dictionary of Liberia
ISBN
978-1-4616-5931-0
"Liberia"
Büttikofer, J.
"Zoological researches in Liberia. Fourth list of Birds"
JSTOR
40567142
"Liberia rubber pollution denied"

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