SOME HISTORIC SITES IN THE GAMBIA


STONE CIRCLES
Located around Wassu and Kerr Batch in the Central River Division and is believed to be burial moulds of Kings in ancient times.

FORT BULLEN
Located on the northern extremity of Barra Point, the Fort was built by Commodore Charles Bullen in 1827 who was sent by the British to consolidate the work of suppressing the slave trade after the passing of the abolition act of 1857.

FORT JAMES
Named after one of the sailors who died on the spot, Fort James is situated on James Island near Juffureh thirty km up the River Gambia.

In 1661,the British captured the Island from The Baltic Germans now Latvia who built a Fort there in 1651.The British then renamed it James Island after the heir to the British throne who became King James The Third .The Island was finally abandoned around 1773.

Old French Trading House ( Albreda )
Situated in Albreda, which was the French comptoire in the Gambia for almost two centuries, the former CFAO building used to house the French Governor during the French occupation of Ablbreda in the 18th century.


VILLAGE OF JUFFUREH
The village of Juffureh is the birthplace of the famous Kunta Kinteh.

Juffureh and Kunta Kinteh became known throughout the world thanks to "Roots"a bestselling novel written on slavery by an African-American Alex Haley who himself is a descendant of Kunta Kinteh.


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