Pikworo Slave camp

This slave camp was found in 1704.
Pikworo slave camp in the upper east region of Ghana.

The Pikworo Slave camp was founded in 1704 and was active until 1845. It is located in Paga nania, about 3 kilometers west of Paga in the Upper East Region of Ghana.[1] It was originally developed as a slave transit center where slaves were auctioned and later resold in the Salaga Slave market after walking about 150 km to the south. They are later moved to the coast for shipment.[2][3]

History

Pikworo slave camp was a slave trading camp where people were sold to English, French and Dutch slave traders.[4]

Eating Plates of Slaves at Pikworo Slave Camp

Special Features

Eating Bowls Man made scoops in rocks served as eating plates or bowls for slaves at the camp. The larger the size of the scoop the higher the number of slaves to eat from the scoop.[5]

A Spring at the Pikworo slave camp

A gash in a large rock at the camp served as a source of water for cooking.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Paga Crocodile Pond". touringghana.com. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. ^ Easy Track Ghana. "History & Diaspora of Ghana". Easy Track Ghana.
  3. ^ "Visit Ghana | Zenga (Paga) Crocodile Pond". Visit Ghana. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  4. ^ a b Bessinger, Julian. "The Pikworo Slave Camp". Africa Dispatch.
  5. ^ iddrisu (2018-01-22). "The Pikworo Slave Camp at Paga-Nania, Jan 20". Hist 256: Slavery in Ghana (Interim 2018). Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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