Settler Town, Sierra Leone
- Settler Town, Sierra Leone
Settler Town, Sierra Leone or "Settler Tong" in Krio was the home of African American ex-slaves (who immigrated to Sierra Leone and established the first free African American settlement in Africa. Settler Town was established as a walled town in 1792 between Walpole and East streets. Settler Town was compared to a town in the American South (where most of the African American settlers were from) and also to Washington D.C..
History of Settler Town
In Sierra Leone these American ex-slaves were called the 'Nova Scotians' and the 'settlers'. Settler Town was the second city established in the modern day area of Freetown, Sierra Leone in and was established in 1792 (http://www.geocities.com/mclane65/black-heroes.html). Mary Perth, Martha Hazeley and Sophia Small created the first stores in Freetown at that time period. Charlotte Simpson was also a notable shopkeeper.
Notable residents
*Thomas Peters- Black American leader of who the Brindley Town Loyalists. immigrated to Sierra Leone
*David George- African American Reverend of Baptist church
ee also
*Nova Scotian settlers (Sierra Leone)
*Sierra Leone Creole Settlers
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