Fort William katafaren birni ne a Anomabu, Yankin Tsakiya, Ghana, wanda aka fi sani da Fort Anomabo kuma tsohon kwamandansa, Brodie Cruickshank, ya sake masa suna zuwa Fort William a karni na goma sha tara, wanda ya ƙara hawa ɗaya zuwa babban ginin a zamanin Sarki William IV. Turawan Burtaniya ne suka gina shi a shekara ta 1753 bayan da suka dakile wani yunƙuri na Faransa na kafa sansanin soja a wuri guda. An kafa garuruwa biyu da suka gabata a wuri guda, ɗaya a cikin 1640 ta Dutch, wani a cikin 1674 (Fort Charles) ta Ingilishi. An yi watsi da Fort Charles a cikin 1730 kuma an lalata shi. A cikin 1640, Yaren mutanen Holland sun gina katako mai sauƙi na farko a cikin hanyar dutse nog da ɗakin bulo a ƙarƙashin jagorancin Kwamandan, Arent Jacobsz van der Graeff. A cikin 1653, 'yan Sweden sun kama masaukin. A cikin 1657, sojojin Danish sun karɓi masauki a ƙarƙashin Caerloff. A cikin 1659 ko 1660, Yaren mutanen Holland sun sake kwace shi.