Fort Apollonia
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| Fort Apollonia | |
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| Part of British Gold Coast | |
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  Fort Apollonia | |
| Coordinates | 5°00′00″N 2°38′42″W / 5.00°N 2.645°W |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1768 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Britain (1768-1868) Netherlands (1868-1872) |
Fort Apollonia is a fort in
World Heritage List along with several other forts and castles in Ghana in 1979.[2]
History
The Swedes established a trading post at Apollona as part of the Swedish Gold Coast between 1655 and 1657. In 1691, a British trading post was erected at this site, which between 1768 and 1770 was extended into a fort.
After the abolition of slave trade, the fort was abandoned in 1819, but it was again occupied from 1836 onward.
The fort was transferred to the Dutch as part of
Gold Coast treaty of 1871
.
Current Situation
The British bombarded the fort in 1873 on the attack of Beyin on account of its coalition with the Ashantis. It was rehabilitated in 1962 and completed in 1968 by the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.
Fort Apollonia houses the Museum of Nzema Culture and History, which opened in 2010.[3]
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Notes
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fort Apollonia (Ghana).
- ^ "Fort Apollonia, Beyin" Archived 2020-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, Forts & Castles, Ghana Place Names.
- ^ "Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Retrieved 9 Oct 2022.
- ^ "Museum of Nzema Culture and History - Fort Apollonia (2010)". Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Retrieved 2022-03-13.