The National Archives UK - CO 1069-34-14 2 001
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Description: Ruins of Fort Kongensteen, overlooking from North West bastion.
Location: Ada (today Ada Foah, on the right banks of the Volta River)
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/34
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Fort KongensteenFort Kongensteen (dänisch für Fort Königsstein), auch Fort Ada genannt, war ein befestigter Militärposten am rechten Ufer der Volta-Mündung im heutigen Ghana. Das Fort war vom Zeitpunkt seiner Erbauung, welche am 15. Oktober 1783 begann, bis 1850 im Besitz Dänemarks. 1850 ging es in britischen Besitz über, in dem es bis zur Unabhängigkeit Ghanas verblieb. .. weiterlesen