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Bastion of Fort St. George at Elmina

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Bastion of Fort St. George at Elmina

Temminck Groll, Coenraad Liebrecht

Bastion of Fort St. George at Elmina, seen from the sea.

Around 1953 the fort was being used as a police academy.

Two cannon can be seen on the right.

Fort St. George at Elmina was the headquarters of the WIC governor on the gold coast after being captured in 1637 from the Portuguese.

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