ACCRA  , a See also:

• PORT

port on the Gulf of See also:

• GUINEA

Guinea in 50 31' N., o° 12' W., since 1876 See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

Gold See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

Coast See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony . See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

Population about 20,000, including some 150 Europeans . Accra is about 8o m . E. of Cape Coast (q.v.), the former capital of the colony . The name is derived from the See also:

• FANTI
• FANTI, MANFREDO (1806-1865)

Fanti word Nkran (an See also:

• ANT
• ANT (O. Eng. aemete, from Teutonic a, privative, and maitan, cut or bite off, i.e. " the biter off "; aemete in Middle English became differentiated in dialect use to (mete, then amte, and so ant, and also to emete, whence the synonym " emmet," now only u

ant), by which designation the tribe inhabiting the surrounding See also:

• DISTRICT

district was formerly known . The See also:

• TOWN

town See also:

• GREW, NEHEMIAH (1641-1712)

grew up around three forts established in See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close proximity—St See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James (British), Crevecceur (Dutch) and Christiansborg (Danish) . The last named was ceded to See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain in 185o, Crevecceur not till 1871 . Fort St James is now used as a See also:

• SIGNAL

signal station, lighthouse and See also:

• PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison . Accra preserves the distinctions of James Town, Ussher Town and Christiansborg, indicative of its tripartite origin . Ussher Town represents Crevecceur, the fort being renamed after H . T . Ussher, See also:

• ADMINISTRATOR

administrator of the Gold Coast (1867-1872) .

The See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea frontage extends about three See also:

• MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles; there is, however, no See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, and steamers have to See also:

• LIE, JONAS LAURITZ EDEMIL (1833—1908)
• LIE, MARIUS SOPHUS (1842–1899)

lie about a mile out, goods and passengers being landed in surf boats . The streets formerly consisted largely of mud hovels, but since a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire in 1894, which destroyed large parts of James Town and Ussher Town, more substantial. buildings have been erected . Christiansborg, the finest of the three forts, is the See also:

• OFFICIAL (Late Lat. QJicialis, for class. Lat. apparitor, from officium, office, duty)

official See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence of the See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of the colony . Westwards of the landing-See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place, where is the customs See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house, lies James Town . Beyond the fort are various public buildings leading to Otoo See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

Street, the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main thoroughfare, which runs two miles in a straight See also:

• LINE

line to Christiansborg . This street contains a See also:

• FINE

fine See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church built in 1895 for the use of the See also:

• ANGLICAN

Anglican community, a See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the See also:

• BANK

Bank of British See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa, See also:

• TELEGRAPH (Gr. Tike, far, and rypaq5eiv, to write)

telegraph offices and the establishments of the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal trading firms . In Victoriaborg, a suburb of Ussher Town, are the residences of the principal officials, and here a racecourse has been laid out . (Accra is almost the only point along the Gold Coast where horses thrive.) Behind the town is See also:

• ROLLING

rolling grass See also:

• LAND

land, which gives place to the See also:

• HIGHLANDS, THE

highlands of Aquapim and Akim . At Aburi in the Aquapim hills, 26 m . N. by E. of Accra, are the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government See also:

• SANATORIUM (a modern Latinism, formed from sanare, to cure, restore to health, sanus, whole, healthy, well; often wrongly spelled sanatarium or sanitarium)

sanatorium and botanical gardens . Accra, the first town in the Gold Coast colony to be raised (See also:

• JULY

July 1, 1896) to the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of a See also:

• MUNICIPALITY

municipality, is governed by a town See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council with See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power to raise and spend See also:

• MONEY

money . The council consists in equal proportions of nominated and elected members, no racial distinctions being made .

Accra is connected by See also:

• CABLE (from Late Lat. capulum, a halter, from capere, to take hold of)
• CABLE, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1844– )

cable with See also:

• EUROPE

Europe and See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South Africa, and is the sea See also:

• TERMINUS

terminus of a railway serving the districts N.E., where are flourishing See also:

• COCOA

cocoa plantations .