Fort Orange

In 1642, at Sekondi, the Dutch Gold Coast established Fort Orange as a trading post. In 1690, the trading post was expanded into a fort. In 1682, it was joined by the English Fort Sekondi. It was sold to the United Kingdom in 1872, along with the rest of the Dutch Gold Coast, and presently functions as a lighthouse.

Fort Orange is a Dutch stronghold located a few meters off the coast of Sekondi in the Western Region. Though it was used as a trading post for a time, Fort Orange was built to serve as a lodge in the 1670s.

The 1670s were also years of fierce European competition for the Gold Coast’s wealth, and the English built a series of forts and lodges within gunning range of Dutch fortresses to weaken the Dutch hold on the coast. This lodge was reconstructed into a considerably more fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fortified fort The fort’s cannons were aimed mostly toward the nearby British trade lodge, which was unsurprising.

‘Fort Oranje,’ as the Dutch called it, has been utilized as a lighthouse since its surrender to the British in 1872. The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority now uses Fort Orange as a naval facility.