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Fort Orange (
Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...
: ''Fort Oranje'') was built as a trading post on the Dutch Gold Coast in 1642, near
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in the Western Region of Ghana. It functioned as a lodge for a while during the 1670s and that was the original purpose for the fort before it was used as a trading post. The trading post was enlarged into a fort in 1690. It was joined by an English
Fort Sekondi Fort Sekondi, also Fort George, was an English fort on the Gold Coast (now Ghana), built in 1682 at Sekondi (earlier Zakonde and Secondee), next to the Dutch Fort Orange, which had been built in 1642. This first building was small, according to Wi ...
in 1682. It was sold with the rest of the Dutch Gold Coast to the United Kingdom in 1872, and now serves as a lighthouse. Because of its historical importance in trade between Europe and Africa, Fort Orange was inscribed on the
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in 1979 along with several other castles and forts in Ghana.


History

Fort Orange was first constructed by the Dutch to serve as a lodge in the 1670s. It suffered attacks prominent among which was one by the Ahantas in September 1694. After these attacks, the fort was remodeled to become a fortress by 1704. Prior to this however, it served as a trading post.


Current Situation

Fort Orange used to serve as a lookout post but currently serves as a naval base for the Ghana Ports and Harbor Authority.


References

{{Gold Coast Buildings and structures completed in 1642 Buildings and structures completed in 1690 History of Ghana Castles in Ghana Dutch Gold Coast 1642 establishments in the Dutch Empire
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