Charlotte, Sierra Leone

Charlotte is a settlement in Sierra Leone noted for the Charlotte Falls.

The area was subject to deforestation in 2010.[1]

History

Charlotte was founded in 1817 provide accommodation for recaptives, liberated enslaved Africans, who had been brought to Freetown by the British Royal Navy West Africa Squadron.[2]:122 It is named after Princess Charlotte of Wales.[3]

The Annie Walsh Memorial School, the oldest girls school Sub-Saharan Africa was originally located here. Originally it catered for eight pupils. The school was founded by the Church Missionary Society. The school moved to Freetown in 1965.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Who is cutting down the trees around Charlotte Falls?". Visit Sierra Leone. Visit Sierra Leone. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Sanneh, Lamin (2009). Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa. Cammbrideg, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
  3. ↑ "Charlotte, Sierra Leone". Ecosalone. Ecosalone. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "The History". Annie Walsh Old Girls Association. Annie Walsh Old Girls Association. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

Coordinates: 8°25′N 13°12′W / 8.417°N 13.200°W / 8.417; -13.200

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