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Fort James (Ghana)

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Occupants
  
Britain (1673-1957)

Year built
  
1673

Address
  
Accra, Ghana

Function
  
Trading post

Fort James (Ghana)

Similar
  
Ussher Fort, Fort Orange - Ghana, Osu Castle, Fort Coenraadsburg, James's Fort

Fort James is a fort in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the British as a trading post in 1673, where it joined the Dutch Fort Crêvecœur (1649), and the Danish Fort Christiansborg (1652).

Fort James gave its name to the Jamestown neighbourhood in Accra.

References

Fort James (Ghana) Wikipedia