Boawolohun
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Boawolohun | |
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| Country | Liberia |
| County | Lofa County |
| District | Kolahun District |
Boawolohun is a small town about 10 miles west of the city of Kolahun, the headquarters of Kolahun District, Lofa County, Liberia. The town has a population of about 2,500 (2008 census).
History
[edit]The town was established in the mid-18th century by Bombo Kollie. The current location of the town was established about 120 years ago after the cessation of intra-tribal faction which took the town from its original strategic (hilltop) location to its current location (flat land). Over the last century Boawolohun has served as a satellite city for adjourning villages and hamlets. In the earlier 70s when the town opened its first school, the school absolved[clarification needed] most of the kids in the surrounding towns, villages and hamlets. Most of the first schoolchildren have gone onto greater achievement.[clarification needed] This has helped to make the town a beacon of progressive and social changes for its surrounding neighbors.[citation needed]
This became more prevalent when Boawolohun was given a nickname Nehwalahun, or "Sweet Heaven" in the mid 70's. Despite the destruction of the civil war, it still lives up to its nickname today.
Liberian Civil War
[edit]Like most towns and cities in Liberia, Boawolohun was greatly affected by the 14 years of civil war. The town lost most of its citizens and was almost reduced to a ghost town. Things have begun to pick up since the war ended; through the hard work of the youth of the town, Boawolohun opened its first 12-bedroom clinic five years ago.[when?] It is being run by a registered nurse. The school has also received infused funding as it contemplates raising itself to a full junior high school.[citation needed]