Cape Coast Castle is a fortification in %20%20%20The%20Republic%20of%20Ghana%20is%20a%20nation%20of%20Africa%2C%20specifically%20West%20Africa%20within%20Sub-Saharan%20Africa.%20... Ghana. The first timber construction on the site was erected in %20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20February%202%20-%20New%20Amsterdam%20(later%20renamed%20New%20York%20City)%20is%20incorporated.%20... 1653 for the %20%20%20The%20Kingdom%20of%20Sweden%20(%20%20Swedish%3A%20Konungariket%20Sverige%20%20%20%26%23160%3Blisten%3F)%20is%20a%20%20%20Nordic%20country%20in%20%20%20Scandinavia%2C%20in%20%20%20Northern%20Europe.%20... Swedish Africa Company and named Carolusburg after King %20%20%20Charles%20X%20or%20Karl%20X%20Gustav%20(1622-Sweden%2C%20son%20of%20John%20Casimir%2C%20Margrave%20of%20Pfalz-Zweibr%5CxFCcken%2C%20and%20Catherine%2C%20sister%20of%20Gustavus%20Adolphus%2C%20was%20born%20at%20the%20Castle%20of%20Nyk%5CxF6ping%20on%20November%208%2C%201622.%20... Charles X. It was later on rebuilt in stone. In %20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20March%2012%20-%20New%20Jersey%20becomes%20a%20colony%20of%20Britain.%20... 1664 it was conquered by the British and was extensively rebuilt by the Committee of Merchants in the late 18th century. In %20%20%20%20%20Events%20%20January%2015%20-%20University%20of%20Notre%20Dame%20receives%20its%20charter%20from%20Indiana.%20... 1844, it became the seat of the Government of the %20%20This%20article%20resolves%20the%20various%20uses%20of%20the%20name%20Gold%20Coast.%20... Gold Coast.

The Castle was built for the trade in timber and gold, later it was used in the %20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20Atlantic%20slave%20trade%20was%20the%20capture%20and%20transport%20of%20black%20%20%20Africans%20into%20%20%20bondage%20and%20%20%20servitude%20in%20the%20%20%20New%20World.%20... transatlantic slave trade. The Castle, or Castle and Dungeon, to give it its official name, was first restored in the %20%20%20Centuries%3A%2019th%20century%20-%2020th%20century%20-%2021st%20century%20Decades%3A%201870s%201880s%201890s%201900s%201910s%20-%201920s%20-%201930s%201940s%201950s%201960s%201970s%20Years%3A%201920%201921%201922%201923%201924%201925%201926%201927%201928%201929%20Referred%20to%20as%20the%20Roaring%2020%5Cs.%20%20%20%20... 1920s by the British Public Works Department. In %20%20%201957%20was%20a%20%20%20common%20year%20starting%20on%20Tuesday%20(link%20will%20take%20you%20to%20calendar).%20%20%20... 1957, when Ghana became independent, it passed under the care of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB). In the early %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Events%20and%20trends%20%20Technology%20%20Explosive%20growth%20of%20the%20%20%20Internet%3B%20decrease%20in%20the%20cost%20of%20%20%20computers%20and%20other%20technology%20Reduction%20in%20size%20and%20cost%20of%20%20%20mobile%20phones%20leads%20to%20a%20massive%20surge%20in%20their%20popularity%20%20%20Year%202000%20problem%20(commonly%20known%20as%20Y2K)%20%20%20Microsoft%20Windows%20operating%20system%20becomes%20virtually%20ubiquitous%20on%20%20%20IBM... 1990s the building was restored by the Ghanaian Government, with funds from the %20%20%20%20The%20United%20Nations%2C%20or%20UN%2C%20is%20an%20%20%20international%20organization%20made%20up%20of%20191%20%20%20states%20established%20in%20%20%201945.%20... United Nations' Development Program (UNDP), USAID, the %20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20%5CSmithsonian%20castle%2C%5C%20as%20seen%20through%20the%20garden%20gate.%20%20%20... Smithsonian Institution and other %20%20%20A%20non-governmental%20organization%20(NGO)%20is%20an%20organization%20which%20is%20not%20a%20part%20of%20a%20government.%20... NGOs.

Other Ghanian Slave Castles include the Portugese foundation of Elmina Castle, Danish Christiansborg Castle and Fort Saint Jago.

Sources

• Brempung Osei-Tutu, African American reactions to the restoration of Ghana's 'slave castles'. Public Archaeology 3/4, 2004, 195-204. ISSN 1465-5187.