The town home to what Fort has the graveyard of an African from what is now Ghana, who became a respected philosopher and teacher at the universities of Halle and Jena in Germany after studying there?
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Shama, Ghana Shama or Shema is a town with a fishing village, and is the capital of Shama district, a district in the Western Region of Ghana. The town lies about 20 km east of Sekondi-Takoradi, on the mouth of the Pra River. The town is home to Fort San Sebastian, in whose graveyard philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo, the first African known to have attended a European university, is interred.
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Anton Wilhelm Amo Anton Wilhelm Amo or Anthony William Amo (c. 1703 – c. 1759) was an African from what is now Ghana, who became a respected philosopher and teacher at the universities of Halle and Jena in Germany after studying there. Brought to Germany by the Dutch West India Company in 1707 as a child, and given as a gift to the Dukes of August Wilhelm and Ludwig Rudolf von Wolfenbuttel, he was treated as a member of the family of Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, he was the first African known to have attended a European university.
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Wonderboom Nature Reserve The Wonderboom Nature Reserve is a 1 km² reserve that incorporates a section of the Magaliesberg range in the northern portion of the Pretoria metropole, South Africa. Its main attractions are the "Wonderboom" (Afrikaans for "Marvel tree") near the reserve entrance in Lavender street and the derelict Fort Wonderboompoort on the crest of the Magaliesberg, that was constructed towards the end of the nineteenth century. The latter is reached by following the steep, paved walkway that leads from the picnic area to the summit. The vicinity of the fort ruins also afford sweeping views of the city.
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Fort Apollonia Fort Apollonia is a fort in Beyin, Ghana. The name Apollonia was given to the area by a Portuguese explorer who sighted the place on the Feast of Saint Apollonia, 9 February. The Swedes established a trading post at Apollona as part of the Swedish Gold Coast between 1655-1657. 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 onwards.
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Kotokoraba Market, Cape Coast, Ghana The Central region of Ghana is known as the tourism hub of Ghana. The capital of the region - Cape Coast, is known for many reasons including its UN World Heritage Site - Cape Coast Castle and its Senior High Schools. One other reason why Cape Coast is also popular is because of its market. The Kotokoraba market is the economic hub of the region, with all major trading stores located around it. Part of the market has a big transport yard from where various buses and cars transport traders and their wares as well as individuals to different parts of the country.
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John Cabess John Cabess (also written as John Kabes or John Cabes) (c. 1640s-1722) was a prominent African trader in the port city of Komenda, part of the Eguafo Kingdom, in modern-day Ghana. He was a major British ally and was a supplier to the British Royal African Company. As a trader, he became a strong economic and political force in the coastal region in the early 1700s, playing an active role in the Komenda Wars, the rise of the Ashanti Empire, the expansion of British involvement in West Africa, and the beginnings of large-scale Atlantic slave trade. Because of his combined economic and political power, historian Kwame Daaku named Cabess one of the "merchant princes" of the Gold Coast in the 1700s. He died in 1722, but his heirs continued to exert economic power in the port for the remainder of the 18th century.
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Jonathan Hager Jonathan Hager (1714– November 6, 1775) is the founder of Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. He was born in Germany and fought in the French and Indian War serving out of Fort Frederick.
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Paul Kruger Stephanus Johannes Paulus "Paul" Kruger ( ; ] ; 10 October 1825 – 14 July 1904) was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19th-century South Africa, and President of the South African Republic (or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900. Nicknamed "Oom Paul" ("Uncle Paul"), he came to international prominence as the face of the Boer cause—that of the Transvaal and its neighbour the Orange Free State—against Britain during the Second Boer War of 1899–1902. He has been called a personification of Afrikanerdom, and remains a controversial and divisive figure; admirers venerate him as a tragic folk hero, while critics view him as the obstinate guardian of an unjust cause.
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Kojokrom, Ghana Kojokrom is a town in the Western region of Ghana. It is 20 kilometres from the centre Takoradi the Western regional capital. It is about 5 kilometers for Sekondi The town is used mainly as a dormitory town for various workers who work in the regional capital and its environs though quite a sizable number of residents also are engaged in the wood industry. Such residents either engage in trading of bulk planks of various woods or are carpenters.
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Dutch Gold Coast The Dutch Gold Coast or Dutch Guinea, officially Dutch possessions on the Coast of Guinea (Dutch: "Nederlandse Bezittingen ter Kuste van Guinea") was a portion of contemporary Ghana that was gradually colonized by the Dutch, beginning in 1598. The colony became the most important Dutch colony in West Africa after Fort Elmina was captured from the Portuguese in 1637, but fell into disarray after the abolition of the slave trade in the early 19th century. On 6 April 1872, the Dutch Gold Coast was, in accordance with the Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870–71, ceremonially ceded to the United Kingdom.
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Fort White, Eastern Cape Fort White was established in 1835 as a base for the British army during the Xhosa Wars. It is the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, near King William's Town. It was named after Major TC White, Assistant Quarter-Master General of the Burgher Force and military land-surveyor and topographer, who was killed near the Mbashe River.
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Fort Frederiksborg Fort Frederiksborg, later Fort Royal, was a Danish and later English fort on the Gold Coast in contemporary Ghana. It was built in 1661, with the approval of the King of Fetu, a few hundred yards from Cape Coast Castle, which was at that time in Swedish hands, on Amanfro Hill.
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Kwame Gyekye Kwame Gyekye (born 1939) is a Ghanaian philosopher, and an important figure in the development of modern African philosophy.
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Takoradi European Public Cemetery Takoradi European Public Cemetery is in Ghana (previously known as The Gold Coast), situated north of the Takoradi Airport. It lies on the Takoradi-Axim road approximately 3 km from the town centre next to the public cemetery. Burials here include two First World War Commonwealth graves, as well as 64 from Second World War which includes members of the South African Air Force 26 Squadron. There are five war graves from other nationalities and 25 non world war graves.
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Likpe-Mate Likpe-Mate is a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Likpe Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution.
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Urua anwa Urua Anwa is a centrally located trading town in south-eastern Nigeria. The Nigerian Civil War saw its greatest battles fought in and around the town due to its proximity to two other important towns: Aba, which is about 50;km distance, and Opobo, about 60 km away.It was the then black scorpion Col Adekunle of the Nigerian Army that fought and conquered the town from the Biafran troops. Urua Anwa till date is a very busy commercial centre in Akwa Ibom State . Lack of Government presence has dwarfed the growth of the town and efforts to draw Government attention has so far not been successful.
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Fort Maitland Fort Maitland was a military fort built by the United States Army at what is now Maitland, Florida. It was built in November 1838 as a supply depot during the Second Seminole War. The fort was named after Captain W. S. Maitland, who was injured during the Battle of Wahoo Swamp and later killed himself after 9 months of trying to recover from his injuries.
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Nkawkaw Nkawkaw (meaning "the red, red") is a town in south Ghana and is the capital of Kwahu West Municipal District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. Nkawkaw has a 2013 settlement population of 61,785 people.
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Alakple Alakple is a town in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana. This town is situated along the south eastern part of the Keta lagoon. The bust of the prominent Africa American boxer Muhammad Ali is planted at the junction along the Anloga and Dabala road. That road leads to Alakple. This town is prominent for the historical role it plays in the area. It is the home of the Nyigbla, 'god of war' who rode on horseback. The major clan in the town is Ameawo who are the custodians or clan responsible for nugbidodo 'settling disputes'. They are also believed to have control of all palm trees in Anloland. As custodians of Torgbi Nyigbla there are many taboos related to their dressing and food. for instance they are forbidden to wear shirts or blouse and sandals within the shrine.
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Krugersdorp Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for "Kruger's town") is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius. Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west of the reef. The government bought part of the Paardekraal farm and named the new town after the Transvaal president, Paul Kruger. Krugersdorp no longer has a separate municipal government after it was integrated into Mogale City Local Municipality along with surrounding towns. It is now the seat of government for Mogale City.
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Asafo Asafo are traditional warrior groups in Akan culture. The word derives from "sa", meaning war, and "fo", meaning people. The traditional role of the asafo companies was defence of the state. As the result of contact with European colonial powers on the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana), the Fante, who inhabit the coastal region, developed an especially complex version of the concept in terms of its social and political organization based on martial principles, and with elaborate traditions of visual art, including flag banners with figurative scenes.
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Ussher Fort Ussher Fort is a fort in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the Dutch in 1649 as Fort Crèvecœur, and is a day's march from Elmina and to the east of Accra on a rocky point between two lagoons. It was one of three forts that Europeans built in the region during the middle of the 17th century. Fort Crèvecœur was part of the Dutch Gold Coast. The Anglo-Dutch Gold Coast Treaty (1867), which defined areas of influence on the Gold Coast, transferred it to the British in 1868.