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Fort Dorothea

Fort Dorothea was a small fort built by the Brandenburgers in the 1680s at Akwidaa on the western coast of Ghana, named after Dorothea, wife of the Great Elector. Held for a time by the Dutch, it was one of the minor posts of the Brandenburger Gold Coast colony and survives only as a ruin.

Fort Dorothea
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Brandenburger Gold Coast

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fort Dorothea. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fort-dorothea
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“Fort Dorothea.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fort-dorothea. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Fort Dorothea.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fort-dorothea.
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