Cape Coast Castle and Museum

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Cape Coast Castle

HISTORY of Cape Coast Castle

HISTORY - The first timber construction on the site was erected in 1653 for the Swedish Africa Company and named Carolusborg after King Charles X of Sweden. It was later on rebuilt in stone.In April 1663 the whole Swedish Gold Coast was seized by the Danes, and integrated into the Danish Gold Coast In 1664 the Castle was conquered by the British and was extensively rebuilt by the Committee of Merchants (whose Governors administered the entire British colony) in the late 18th century. In 1844, it became the seat of the colonial Government of the British Gold Coast. The Castle was built for the trade in timber and gold, later it was used in the trans- Atlantic slave trade.

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