by freetown230 | Jan 25, 2022 | Historic Settlers
The Arrival of the Maroons in 1800 The Maroons from Jamaica arrived in Freetown in the year 1800, less than 10 years since the American Settlers had arrived from Nova Scotia. About 600 Maroons, including women and children settled around parts of central Freetown with...
by freetown230 | Jan 25, 2022 | Historic Settlers
Last Christmas in Nova Scotia, America and their Hopes of a Better and Brighter New Year in Sierra Leone, Africa. Draft Literature and Oral Research by Adrian Q. Labor ([email protected]) Jan 15rd, 2022 Edition. Recreating our story across generations: Our story:...
by freetown230 | Jan 25, 2022 | Historic Settlers
The Black Settlers from America and Canada In the year 1792, almost 1200 black Settlers from America and Canada arrived on the shores of Sierra Leone. They cleared the land and named the new free black settlement Freetown. Up to that moment, it was the single most...
