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Freetown city overview
Freetown is a city in Sierra Leone shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forFreetown, Capital city in Sierra Leone, Freetown planning base 3, Freetown planning base 4
RegionSierra LeoneSierra Leone
Time zoneAfrica/Freetownlocal time
Founded1789historical origin
City history
The colonial authorities used the arrival of about 550 Jamaican Maroons to suppress the insurrection.
King Tom's successor, King Jimmy, burnt the settlement to the ground in 1789.
Alexander Falconbridge was sent to Sierra Leone in 1791 to collect the remaining Black Poor settlers, and they re-established Granville Town around the area now known as Cline Town, Sierra Leone near Fourah Bay.
On 24 August 1792, the Black Poor or Old Settlers of the second Granville Town were incorporated into the new Sierra Leone Colony, but remained at Granville Town.
Freetown survived being pillaged by the French in 1794, and was rebuilt by the settlers.
From 1808 to 1874, the city served as the capital of British West Africa.
These 1787 settlers did not formally establish Freetown, even though the bicentennial of Freetown was celebrated in 1987; formally, Freetown was founded in 1792. Freetown settlement and the Colony of Sierra Leone (1792–1808) In.
In the 1540s and 50s, the Mane people invaded the area and established their own chiefdoms, integrating into the local Bullom.
British fighter aircraft which were shipped into Freetown port, were carried on the Sierra Leone Government Railway to Makeni to be assembled and flown to Egypt. Civil war, 1990s to early 2000s The city.
They established the 'Province of Freedom' and the settlement of Granville Town on land purchased from local Koya Temne subchief King Tom and regent Naimbana.
The British understood the purchase meant that their new settlers had the land "for ever." Although the established arrangement between Europeans and the Koya Temne included provisions for permanent settlement, some historians question how.
During his visit, Peters met with the directors of the Sierra Leone Company and learned of proposals for a new settlement at Sierra Leone.
It was established by the British and Irish settlers in the capital.
During World War I Freetown became a base for operations of British forces in the Atlantic.
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Freetown
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Capital city in Sierra Leone
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Freetown planning base 3
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Freetown planning base 4
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Freetown planning base 5
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Rental cars
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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