Fort Prinzenstein

Fort Prinzenstein ( _da. Fort Prinsensten) is a fort located at Keta, Ghana which was used in the slave trade. [ [http://www.ghanatourism.gov.gh/regions/highlight_detail.asp?id=&rdid=55 ghanatourism.gov.gh] ] Many such forts were built in Africa, but Prinzenstein is one of the few that lie east of the Volta River. [ [http://www.ghanatourism.gov.gh/regions/highlight_detail.asp?id=&rdid=55 ghanatourism.gov.gh] ] It was initially built by Danish traders in 1784 for defensive purposes in a war against the Anlo Ewe and to keep the area safe from other colonial powers. [ [http://www.unesco.no/fredensborg/monuments_and_sites_in_ghana/01.htm unesco.no] . [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Ghana.html#Danish%20Gold%20Coast Some sources] say 1780. ] The fort was used as a dungeon for slaves awaiting transportation to the Caribbean. In 1850 the fort, along with the rest of the Danish Gold Coast was sold to Britain. [ [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Ghana.html#Danish%20Gold%20Coast worldstatesmen.org] ] The fort was used as a prison for a period before it was partially destroyed by the sea in 1980. [ [http://www.unesco.no/fredensborg/monuments_and_sites_in_ghana/01.htm unesco.no] ] The remains of the fort are now visited by tourists. [ [http://www.ghanaconsulatenewyork.org/pages/region_volta.html Ghana Consulate-General, New York] ]

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