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On the page there is no reference to the function of the fort as a prison. But it was.
“ Shattered by an earthquake, the Dutch Fort Creve Couer was transferred to the English in 1868. It was then partly reconstructed and named Ussher Fort, after the British administrator who had been instrumental in the Exchange of Territories between the Dutch and the English in that year. Located on the High Street, about 500m past Fort James , Ussher Fort is in the locality of James Town, by the Central Business District in Accra.
The fort previously served as a prison, until 1993. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president and a fore figure in the struggle for independence, was imprisoned there during the colonial era.” (Source: https://gmmb.gov.gh/ussher-fort-crevecoeur-accra/)
when we visited the museum it was obvious a prison. We understood the British demolished the buildings, except the fort, when they take over the fort from the Dutch. The new building behind the walls of the fort was built as a prison. This prison is in deplorable state. The fort is renovated by The Netherlands and the EU.
another source,
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-ussher-fort-hacsa-foundation/RQUBJt1BZ_1mgg?hl=en , talks about:
“ The arrest of Ghana's 'Big Six' leaders
The ‘Big Six’ -- leaders of Ghana's United Gold Coast Convention -- were arrested and detained by colonial authorities in 1948, in the aftermath of riots which followed the killing of 3 World War II veterans by police, during a peaceful protest demanding benefits which they had been promised after the war was over.
Kwame Nkrumah, the first Prime Minister of Ghana who later led the country to independence, was detained at the neighboring James Fort, which had been built by the Royal African Company of England in 1673.
The fort was a colonial prison under British rule with an execution room which was used to carry out death sentences. The walls are bloodstained and there is a hollow portion in the middle of the room above which persons sentenced to death by hanging, were suspended to die. Ghana has not executed anyone since 1993.” 154.160.0.33 (talk) 21:47, 1 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
Two days march from elima doesn't sound right. Its 155km
