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* Greyhound services offered at the post office, one bus out from Libreville daily at 7PM. | * [[Greyhound services]] offered at the post office, one bus out from Libreville daily at 7PM. | ||
* "Libvil Bike Service," local bicycle carriage service, fifteen bike operation, running 7AM to midnight from May to September. | * "Libvil Bike Service," local bicycle carriage service, fifteen bike operation, running 7AM to midnight from May to September. | ||
* "St. James Taxi," local taxi cab service, five car operation, running from 7AM to 1AM. | * "St. James Taxi," local taxi cab service, five car operation, running from 7AM to 1AM. | ||
Revision as of 18:44, 15 January 2008
| Nicknames | Libvil, Libertown, LMC |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Oregon |
| County | Infictive |
| Incorporated | 1859 |
Libreville is the county seat and principal city in Infictive County.
History
Officially incorporated in 1859, the city of Libreville grew out of a small boom brought on by the earlier California gold rush, enjoying success as prospectors, predominantly French, moved northward in search of new fortunes. Gold brought entertainment to Libreville. The latest fads in music would be well payed to drift threw the town. The french population there where fairly boheimian and many artists made this city home. Like Deston Ruclime semi famous for his paintings done on women's undergarments.
Law and government
The city of Libreville is governed by the Libreville Commission, which includes the Mayor and three other Commissioners. Each is elected to serve a four year term.
The current mayor, Diomedes Argyris, has been in office since 1978, and is the longest serving mayor in Libreville history.
Geography and climate
The city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²). It is 136 miles (219 km) east of Carthage, Oregon, and 45 miles (72 km) north-east of Ketjak National Forest.
Averages 32 rainy days a year, 15 days with high temperatures of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher, and 163 days with low temperatures below freezing. The average temperature in January is 27 °F (−3 °C), and in July it is 67 °F (19 °C). Annual snowfall averages 55 inches (140 cm).
Transportation
- Greyhound services offered at the post office, one bus out from Libreville daily at 7PM.
- "Libvil Bike Service," local bicycle carriage service, fifteen bike operation, running 7AM to midnight from May to September.
- "St. James Taxi," local taxi cab service, five car operation, running from 7AM to 1AM.
- Street car service along Main Street, moving from one end of town to the other in half hour intervals.
- Libreville Municipal Airport.
Demographics
As of 2000, there are 5,979 people residing in the city on a full-time basis. Of note, approximately 16% of the population are Mollkin, and Libreville is home to the largest Mollkin population in the Northwestern United States.
Education
- Roch Elementary School
- St. Regina High School
- Libreville Community College
Culture
See also: Culture of Infictive County and Music of Infictive County
"Culture is as the air: an impenetrable smog," the philosopher Slavoj Cvetic once said of Libreville. The city has long played itself as host and incubator to an array of artistic movements, from the original boppers of the 1940s to the Mollkin music of today.
Sports
Libreville is the home of the IC Roughnecks.
Radio & Television
- Libreville Community Radio
- Libreville Community Television
- Various pirate stations
Festivals
- Howlin Jazz Festival, every third week of July since 1970.
- Mollkin Tronic Testuo, varies.
- Werewolf Hunt, first full moon of October.
- Masked Halloween Festival, every October 25th to 31st.
Pop Culture
Libreville is a generator for American youth subculture, birthplace to many culture movements which have passed on to the mainstream through emulation in San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle. From the late 1970s through today, the city has been a haven for Mollkin, beatnik, grime, punk and anarchist movements and subgenres.
It has produced many artists of repute within their respective fields, including musicians and musical groups The Quick Nods, Shed BackLinder, Johny Mollkin; and filmmaker George Boy Phill.
Notable Residents
The Mutant Jazz artist who popularized the trend Johny Mollkin has a couple houses in Libreville. He spends his off time at home, but he is usually on tour on in californea recording music.