Fort James is located in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the English as a trading post  in 1673, where it joined the Dutch Fort Crêvecœur (1649), and the Danish Fort Christiansborg (1652). Fort James derived its name from a town known as Jamestown in Accra  . Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1673 Category:History of Ghana Category:Castles in Ghana Category:Slave trade Category:1673 establishments in the British Empire 
Fort James is located in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the Royal African Company of England as a trading post for both gold and slaves in 1673, where it joined the Dutch Fort Crêvecœur (1649), and the Danish Fort Christiansborg (1652). Fort James was likely named after James, Duke of York, who was Governor of the RAC at the time it was built and after whom the adjacent town of Jamestown in Accra is also named . Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1673 Category:History of Ghana Category:Castles in Ghana Category:Slave trade Category:1673 establishments in the British Empire James Category:African slave tra
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